[mythtv-users] upnp clients?

[stuart]

Mark Boyum wrote:
> In the interest of being able to view content from a UPNP source other 
> than Mythtv, what UPNP client software works well with Mythtv?
>  
> I know that XBMC has been suggested, but I wasn't able to turn up much else.
>  
> -Mark

You say "view content from a UPNP source other then Mythtv".  So, you 
want to find a UPNP server other then Mythtv.  Like Swisscenter or WizD, 
right? But then you talk about XBMC which is a client AFAIK.

I'm going to assume you want to view Mythtv programs using mythtv's UPNP 
server.  However, I would suggest you stick to mythtv clients.  You 
don't have to run a real front end if that's what you're worried about. 
  There are light weight mythtv clients that run under windows and 
clients that run on media extenders. Speaking natively to a mythtv 
server is feature rich.  If you use the UPNP server you are giving up a 
lot (i.e. commercial skipping for one).

But if you really want to use the Mythtv UPNP server... I have had 
limited luck w/the media software that comes on HP vista computer (it 
only plays back NTSC mythtv recordings, ATSC doesn't work at all - not 
even SD ATSC).

As w/all things microsoft, the lines are blurred (is this actually 
microsoft's media center re-branded w/an HP logo) and rich with 
advertisement (it always takes me a while to find the UPNP client as the 
media centre software always wants me to play back junk off the internet).