[mythtv-users] MythTV support for Linksys WMCE54AG and/or D-Link DSM-230

[Tim]

John Kuhn wrote:

> what i wonder is if it really requires you to have a Media Center PC.. 
> or if it can simply read from a smb share..
>
> --John
>
> Andrew Plumb wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> The question is bound to come up sooner or later, so I'm asking it 
>> sooner.:-)
>>
>> Has anyone started exploring the possibility of adding support for
>> these new "Media Center Extender" hardware devices to MythTV?
>>
>> D-Link DSM-230:
>>  http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=318
>>
>> Linksys WMCE54AG:
>>  http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=38&prid=658
>>
>> Andrew.
>>
>>  
>

I think the majority of these boxes stream off of a Intel standard uPnP 
"Media Server"... so if a Myth Backend box can emulate that, they would 
just work as deisgned (though not as an acutal myth frontend). I recall 
someone working on a uPnP server for linux...

Tim