[mythtv-users] Windows frontend / upnp
raphael
rpooser at gmail.com
Sun Apr 15 16:18:58 UTC 2007
Brian D. Frost wrote:
> so mediaportal works as a frontend (uPNP)? How does it work?
>
sorry, massive time delay in responding. List moves too fast and threads
disappear. Mediaportal doesn't do upnp. I was listing that as a free
media center for windows similar to myth. But it can't interact with
myth in any way, unfortunately.
Raphael
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "raphael" <rpooser at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:47:14 PM (GMT-0600) America/Chicago
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Windows frontend / upnp
>
> ryan patterson wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 3/28/07, *Brian D. Frost* <bfrost at brainboy.com
> > <mailto:bfrost at brainboy.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I have lurked for a while and googled even longer but havent found a
> > good windows frontend for windows. I have used winmyth and
> > mythtvplayer but they arent quite the frontend that I am looking for
> > (for my wife).
> >
> > Any thoughts on using mythdora or knoppmyth in a vmware appliance or
> > using an opensource uPNP frontend (Mediaportal type thing)?
> >
> > Until I convert my wife to linux, any one have any personal
> > experience with this? I am running .20...
> >
> >
> > Just for fun I installed knoppmyth on a virtual machine. Playback of
> > standard definition mpeg-2 recordings was unacceptably choppy. It maxed
> > out both CPU's of my 3Ghz Pentium D. A fast core 2 duo/quad processor
> > might give you enough power for smooth playback. But any HDTV playback
> > would be impossible I think. The problem is the virtual machine can't
> > use any hardware GPU acceleration.
> >
> > What frontend features are you missing? mythtvplayer and mythweb pretty
> > much cover all the bases I think.
> >
> > --
> > _____________
> > Ryan Patterson
> >
>
> If you're looking for a 10ft front end there aren't any for windows
> besides mediaportal and the proprietary ones. Problem is then you don't
> get auto commericial skipping. I think a while back some people tried it
> through cygwin, and there are a bunch of problems with compiling. I
> tried once and didn't get very far. You're probably better off dual
> booting. I just stuck in a dedicated box, which freed the PC up for
> gaming anyway.
> Rapahel
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