[mythtv-users] MediaMVP Questions

[Ryszard]

in addition to this, does anyone have the wireless version of the
mediamvp running, and what are your experiences with it..

On 26/04/07, David Frascone <dave at frascone.com> wrote:
>
>
> Tom Metro wrote:
> > David Frascone wrote:
> >
> >> I understand that there are a few downsides to mediamvp...
> >>
> >
> > It has far fewer features compared to Myth-frontend (no scheduling,
> > editing, and as you noted, commercial skip, but I think the latter is in
> > beta testing), but I find the simpler UI easier to use for the basic
> > operation of watching TV.
> >
> > The client software is also less solid than Myth-frontend. It's quite
> > usable, but it isn't unusual for it to hang and require a warm reboot
> > (which can be done via the remote).
> >
> >
> >
> >> ...but is there any better solution for a simple SD viewer?
> >>
> >
> > I'd be surprised if there was a smaller/cheaper/lower power alternative
> > that worked as well.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Questions:  Can it view a HD stream?  I mean, if I have a recording in
> >> HD, how can I watch it in SD on a media MVP?  Is it possible?
> >>
> >
> > This may be possible via VLC, which provides real time transcoding. I
> > haven't set up VLC yet, but my understanding is that it is the mechanism
> > used to deal with video formats that the MediaMVP can't handle natively
> > with its hardware. Usually that involves transcoding from MPEG4 to
> > MPEG2. Perhaps a shift in resolution is possible as well. I think there
> > is actually a thread on this topic happening on the mvpmc-users list
> > right now.
> >
> > The down-side to the VLC approach, as I understand it, is that it isn't
> > integrated into mvpmc's MythTV client. So you use one UI for playing
> > back MythTV shows that are SD MPEG2, and then you have to switch to a
> > different UI (browsing a file system via NFS) to access the other content.
> >
> > As someone mentioned on this list recently, an ideal solution would be
> > having MythTV clients indicate their capabilities to the back-end, and
> > have the back-end incorporate real-time transcoding to supply an
> > appropriate stream to the client.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Can it fast-forward?
> >>
> >
> > Yes, though only for about 5 to 10 seconds before the buffers empty.
> >
> >
> >
> >> I know I can't commercial skip -- but if the fast
> >> forward is good enough . . .
> >>
> >
> > Actually skip forward is the answer to the commercial skip problem. It
> > works fine.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Can it change channels?  On all tuners?
> >>
> >
> > I believe it does support switching between multiple tuners, however
> > some users find the live TV functionality to be rather buggy, resulting
> > in mvpmc crashes or back-end crashes. That was my experience on many of
> > the few times I tried it, but I haven't had much need/interest in that
> > capability.
> >
> Thanks!  I'm up to speed now!
>
> -Dave
>
> --
>
> David Frascone
>
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