[mythtv-users] inexpensive frontend?

[Christian Hack]

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> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Rob Parkhill
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2003 5:34 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] inexpensive frontend?
> 
> 
> Well, it's not a myth front-end, but this is about as cheap 
> as it gets:
> 
> http://www.hauppauge.com/html/mediamvp_datasheet.htm
> http://store.snapstream.com/hamediamvp.html
> 
> For $100, it plays MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 over your network from a file 
> server. It has a windows-only server app that gets installed on your
PC, 
> but I'm thinking that it's simply an MPEG streaming server. Perhaps 
> someone has written a Linux version?
>

Not yet I think, but I'm trying to get one for myself so I can have a
crack at it. Only problem is that damn Australian suppliers want A$270
or more (approx US$192) for one. I've seen as low as ~US$80 on some
online stores too. I'm going to Singapore this week and will try to pick
one up there hopefully for a more reasonable price

Apparently the thing is quite dumb and the server running on a Windows
PC does most of the work including the menus and (I think) OSD. The box
just does the decoding and displaying.

CH