[mythtv-users] has anyone looked at the prismiq mediaplayer

[Christian Hack]

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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net]On Behalf Of Eric Estabrooks
> Sent: Thursday, 12 June 2003 11:30 AM
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> Subject: [mythtv-users] has anyone looked at the prismiq mediaplayer
>
>
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/5e77/
>
> It says its running debian linux (embedded) and has an mpeg decoder in
> it.  Looks like it might make an nice frontend box for mythtv, has ir
> remote and everything.
>
> Was just curious if people had looked at it or thought it might be a
> possibility?  Not sure how difficult setting up a cross compilier
> environment for it would be.  Might be easier to replace the backend
> portion with hooks into mythbackend (currently their backend only runs
> under windows) and keep it's frontend.
>

Looks nice but given that is a non x86 CPU and has custom hardware for
decoding, you'll need special drivers and won't be able to simply compile
Myth for it. However if it's running linux that might make it just that
little bit easier.

Either way it's not a out of the box solution and would certainly be more
complex and more work to get going over an X-Box.

My 2c

CH