[mythtv-users] Mvix media player instead of frontend?

[Nick Rout]

>>
>> Anyone have any experience using an Mvix MX-760HD media player (
>> http://www.mvixusa.com/product.php?product=mx760) instead of a machine
>> running mythfrontend?
>> I'm thinking it might be cheaper and more convenient to get one of those
>> than to build and install a frontend machine.
>
>I was looking at it just today, and I see that it runs a version of
>UClinux. There is a wiki for it at
>http://mvixcommunity.com/wiki/MX-760HD_Main_Page. It would be nice
>to create a mythfrontend for it, but it would require programming
>experience of which I have none. I believe it may work with the
>mythtv's UPNP feature, but I do not see the unit documented in the
>wiki (http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/UPnP). I would be interested
>on your findings if you do decide to go with the Mivx.

This review would indicate that uPnP is NOT supported:

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=1218

Although if it is hackable you should presumable be able to compile and
add djmount to it.


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Nick Rout