[mythtv-users] Myth TV media extenders?

[Jesse Guardiani]

Brian Wood wrote:
>> Does it have the horsepower to decode HDTV for display on it's SDTV  
>> outputs?
>> I didn't realize these things run Linux. How interesting. Has anyone
>> hacked them?
>>
>> A full blown HDTV version of this with SPDIF output and support for  
>> 802.11N
>> when it comes out would be really slick.
>>
>>     
>
> In a word : No. It is strictly an SD device.
>
> It has been "hacked" to the point where there is a TFTP-loadable  
> firmware image that's a stripped down Myth frontend.
>
> I suspect the product is about to be supplanted, that's what usually  
> happens when everyone starts clearing them out cheap. Perhaps its  
> successor will be more capable.
>   

Is there anything capable of HDTV playback for less than $400 out there?
Those Cappuccino PCs are way slick, but relatively expensive.

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Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at wingnet.net