[mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless solution

[Reza Naima]

Does anyone know if the video player will play mpeg4 transcoded video in
nupple format?

Thnx,
Reza

On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 07:56:33AM -0400, bill peck sent me this...
> On 10/11/05, MythTV <mythtv at pearsall.us> wrote:
> >
> > Do you need the Photobridge HD (HD1500) or is the HD1000 OK? The main
> > difference I see is the HD1500 has 128MB RAM and the HD1000 is 64MB, but
> > not
> > sure if that is much a limitation.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Todd
> 
> 
> The HD1000 and HD1500 are the same model except the 1500 comes with some art
> packs. The 128 MB your talking about is only available in the REV B models.
> I don't think any of the older REV A models are around anymore anyway. So
> you should be good to go. If you are buying in a store then you can look on
> the bottom of the box (or unit) where it will say REV B.
> 
> And I'm using it as a frontend to Myth. I'm using it to watch HD on my SD
> Sony Wega Tv. It downscales 1080i to 480i beautifully. Hopefully soon I can
> get a proper HD set.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Chris Gackstatter
> > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 2:38 PM
> > To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> > Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless
> > solution
> >
> > I run MythRoku on a Roku Photobridge HD. What is there is easy to install
> > and works great. MythRoku can use some more work but it is the only HiDef
> > solution out there. Right now MythRoku only plays recorded shows and you
> > can pause live TV. You will need a front end on another machine to
> > schedule
> > recordings and you can not rewind or FF live TV. This will come with Time
> > and more people working on the port.
> >
> > I will say this I implemented MythTV because of the Roku. I did not want
> > the noisy box in my media room.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Brad Fuller
> > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:01 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Need suggestion for Frontend only fanless
> > solution
> >
> > Todd Ignasiak wrote:
> >
> > > One frontend I've been looking into is the "Roku Photobridge HD" (
> > > http://www.rokulabs.com/products/photobridge/index.php ). It's a
> > > media player for HDTV's. It is Linux based, and has a hardware MPEG2
> > > decoder onboard. They encourage open source developement on their
> > > platform, and someone has ported the MythTV frontend.
> > >
> > > He has made some big improvements lately, and I'm thinking of picking
> > > up the Roku box to give it a try. Check out "mythroku" at
> > > http://mythroku.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Do you know what mpeg2 decoder chip they use? I didn't see the info at the
> > site.
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