Thin client as a "media extender"?

clmckinley · 2008-05-13, 15:38

I have searched the forums and it looks like there are no "media extenders" that work. Is that still the case? I am considering putting XP Unlimited on the machine and using a thin client in my office. Is it possible to connect a thin client to my Monitor and use that as a media extender or is that unrealistic?

My Server is
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
4 Gig of RAM
500 Gig SATA

TIA!
Logan

funkstar · 2008-05-13, 22:00

MediaPortal hasn't been designed for "media extenders". For them to work with MP, they would need to have their own little MP client written into the firmware of the device. Definitely possible, just not very likely.

Thin clients aren't really suitable for front ends for MediaPortal, mainly because they offer very little in the way of video acceleration. They are after all designed for running office apps, not full screen video

I don't know how XP Unlimited works, but I can't imagine it would be suitable for serving up the MP interface and full screen video.

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funkstar Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Home Posts: 325 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	MediaPortal hasn't been designed for "media extenders". For them to work with MP, they would need to have their own little MP client written into the firmware of the device. Definitely possible, just not very likely. Thin clients aren't really suitable for front ends for MediaPortal, mainly because they offer very little in the way of video acceleration. They are after all designed for running office apps, not full screen video I don't know how XP Unlimited works, but I can't imagine it would be suitable for serving up the MP interface and full screen video.