[mythtv-users] Media Player - MediaGate MG-35 ???
Kingsley Turner
krt at krt.com.au
Fri Jan 30 08:40:05 UTC 2009
Brian Wood wrote:
> Has anyone seen or heard of one of these:
>
> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MG-35&cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_-29jan09_MGKIT-_-MGKITmain
>
> Looks like it has potential, at least it claims Linux support.
>
> Last time I checked the NDAS drivers were not available for 64-bit, but that
> was a couple of years ago. I wish it would just do NFS.
>
> The only way it could play HD would be via the component output, but if it can
> play MPEG4 (wish they said h264 specifically) itmight be worth the relatively
> low price. It does seem to have digital audio output.
I've got one, had it for years. Still use it most nights.
It will play DVD ISOs, divx, mpeg1/2; etc.
But it can be very picky about what it plays. For example h264 (IIRC)
is out, and even divx with Qpel optimisation (and one other thing too, i
forget) wont play either. Because it uses a hardware decoder chip, new
codecs are not an option. Firmware updates are only for the UI.
That said, it's a pretty nifty unit, but I'd look at the 350HD model,
which has digital-out and built-in wifi.
The whole NDAS thing is a complete pigs-ear - Originally you had to by a
licence key for an extra US$20. And then there was only an NDAS client
for win32. The rest of the box (for it's time) was fantastic, but this
aspect of it is/was complete crap.
There's a modified firwmware for them that includes a little FTP
server. Maybe I should give this a go.
cheers,
-kt
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