[mythtv-users] Small, low cost MythTV clients...

[Todd Ignasiak]

On 5/3/07, stuart <stuart at xnet.com> wrote:
> Hi Todd..
>
> Todd Ignasiak wrote:
> > On 5/2/07, Todd Ignasiak <ignasiak at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 5/1/07, stuart <stuart at xnet.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> If someone would start a thin-client or galaxy wiki where we could post
> >>> pictures, I could upload some examples.
> >> I just put a quick UPnP Client page up on the Wiki:
> >>
> >> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/UPnPClientInfo
> >>
> >
> > I just put up several screen shots of the UPnP menu navigation and
> > added some info about the D-Link DSM-520.  It is linked from the above
> > page, or available directly at:
> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/DLinkDSM520-UPnP
> >
> >
> > Summary of my initial impressions:
> >
> > The DMS-520 HD UPnP client shows a lot of promise.  Setup was simple,
> > and basic HD playback was great.  But, the playback controls are too
> > limiting, providing no way to bookmark/resume playback and no usable
> > FF/skip option.    Sitting through commercials is painful enough to me
> > that I will be returning the unit to the store for now.
>
> I tried to add Galaxy 3500 and Netgear mp101 (music only) info to the
> MythTV wiki pages last night.  I don't know what happened to the text.
> I think there was a merge problem.  It's just as well as I am starting
> to realize how you are putting together the pages (i.e. new wiki page
> for each client).
>
> So, how do you make a new wiki page?

There is a link on the Myth Wiki home page for the "MediaWiki Help
Page", that has a lot of info on creating and editing pages.    One
easy way to create a page is to type in your desired URL (following
the standard layout), and when the page is not there, the Wiki gives
you the option to create it.

> I would still like to see pages for native mythTV protocol thin clients.
>     And somehow I would like to see this page:
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Choosing_Frontend_Hardware
> ...integrated into this effort. I think that would reduce duplicate
> efforts and make it less confusing for anyone using the wiki.

Adding a link to that page, leading to the UPnPClients page would
probably do the job.

> I agree with you that a MythTV frontend HD capable thin client would be
> the ultimate goal of these new wiki pages.  If it communicated using
> UPnP that would be fine, if it used native MythTV protocol that would be
> better and if it ran a real MythTV front end that would be great!

I see them as parallel options..    The UPnP clients will be more
plentiful than those supporting some level of native MythTV operation.
  So, I think it's important to document the UPnP issues.  If a native
MythTV HD client becomes available, I think it goes to the top of the
heap for preferred devices.