linux mce

kicelo · 2007-03-24, 23:02

I would never leave media portal and i bet this thing is a pain to set up. Heres a video of it in action. I only thing I really like the fullscreen look with the overlays thats real nice. I would love to see something like that in MP

TOTMS · 2007-03-25, 12:53

Bit of a boring video. The camera guy was a bit creative with what he filmed!

I played around with MythTV and geexbox before going over to MP. Whilst both are good and have their charm, getting them up and running was a royal pain.

infinityloop · 2007-03-25, 15:59

hmm.. imo there is a bit too much "it does (..) automatically" in that video......
i will have a look @ that Linux distr. to see what it realy does

Inker · 2007-03-25, 16:33

I saw that video also a few days ago. IMO another one of those "OMG LINUX rocks" thingies which, when it comes down to it, is just a configuration nightmare. They also straight out lie about MCE.

Dim your lights automatically? turn on the tv automatically? How in the hell should that work without the user configuring it?

Then theres the UI, way too mouse centric. Would you want to wave your wireless gyro mouse around and hope to hit the buttom from a couple of meters away. Give me my old and boring remote control with its "hundreds" of buttons anday.

mzemina · 2007-03-25, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inker

...Then theres the UI, way too mouse centric. Would you want to wave your wireless gyro mouse around and hope to hit the buttom from a couple of meters away. Give me my old and boring remote control with its "hundreds" of buttons anday.

I agree with Inker - I detest the gyro mice or moving a cursor with a fourway or eightway arrows to move a cursor - takes too long and hit or miss at times. It is kinda moving around with a Wii (for games it is fine but not for specific buttons on screen. MP controls is by far the easiest way to get around.

infinityloop · 2007-03-25, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inker

Then theres the UI, way too mouse centric. Would you want to wave your wireless gyro mouse around and hope to hit the buttom from a couple of meters away. Give me my old and boring remote control with its "hundreds" of buttons anday.

i must say that there are quite a few things in the GUI that i REALY like!

(and would like to see in MP)

FlipGer · 2007-03-25, 18:47

Hi,

I always recommend to take a look at competitors, especially when it comes to easy of use. Personally I think on this place MP still lacks a bit.

I would like to see influences from eg. settop boxes, dvd players, tv menus, etc. With MP I often still have the feeling to use a computer. With all these menus, hitting UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT / OK / BACK much to often.

So input from other places is always welcome.

Flip.

kicelo · 2007-03-25, 20:25

your going to do more configuring then entertaining. I'm not feeling the gyro mouse , i typically don't like moving while watching tv. I love my window mce remote, the more buttons the better!

JeromeF · 2007-03-27, 00:47

Wow.

I love MP but that looks so good. I am downloading it now to try it out

GoldenEye · 2007-03-27, 19:36

Although I don't like the remote replacement in the video too much at first sight, I am impressed by the media-centric approach. IMO it is an excellent idea to advance the current two-dimensional and hierarchical media center GUI approach into the third dimension.

G.

2007-03-24, 23:02	#1 (permalink)
kicelo Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	linux mce I would never leave media portal and i bet this thing is a pain to set up. Heres a video of it in action. I only thing I really like the fullscreen look with the overlays thats real nice. I would love to see something like that in MP

2007-03-25, 15:59	#3 (permalink)
infinityloop Project Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 29 Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 170 Thanked 132 Times in 96 Posts Country: My System	hmm.. imo there is a bit too much "it does (..) automatically" in that video...... i will have a look @ that Linux distr. to see what it realy does __________________ regards chris MediaPortal Project Coordinator Test Team Leader Do not start to moan if something is not working as you want it to be. Remember that MediaPortal is Open Source. YOU can improve it!

2007-03-25, 16:33	#4 (permalink)
Inker Portal Designer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,560 Thanks: 35 Thanked 134 Times in 58 Posts My System	I saw that video also a few days ago. IMO another one of those "OMG LINUX rocks" thingies which, when it comes down to it, is just a configuration nightmare. They also straight out lie about MCE. Dim your lights automatically? turn on the tv automatically? How in the hell should that work without the user configuring it? Then theres the UI, way too mouse centric. Would you want to wave your wireless gyro mouse around and hope to hit the buttom from a couple of meters away. Give me my old and boring remote control with its "hundreds" of buttons anday. __________________ There are only two industries that refer to their customers as "users". - Edward Tufte

2007-03-27, 19:36	#10 (permalink)
GoldenEye Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 188 Thanks: 16 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Although I don't like the remote replacement in the video too much at first sight, I am impressed by the media-centric approach. IMO it is an excellent idea to advance the current two-dimensional and hierarchical media center GUI approach into the third dimension. G. __________________

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2007-03-25, 12:53	#2 (permalink)
TOTMS Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bit of a boring video. The camera guy was a bit creative with what he filmed! I played around with MythTV and geexbox before going over to MP. Whilst both are good and have their charm, getting them up and running was a royal pain.

2007-03-25, 18:47	#7 (permalink)
FlipGer Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Leipzig, Germany Age: 33 Posts: 2,233 Thanks: 29 Thanked 53 Times in 39 Posts Country: My System	Hi, I always recommend to take a look at competitors, especially when it comes to easy of use. Personally I think on this place MP still lacks a bit. I would like to see influences from eg. settop boxes, dvd players, tv menus, etc. With MP I often still have the feeling to use a computer. With all these menus, hitting UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT / OK / BACK much to often. So input from other places is always welcome. Flip.

2007-03-25, 20:25	#8 (permalink)
kicelo Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	your going to do more configuring then entertaining. I'm not feeling the gyro mouse , i typically don't like moving while watching tv. I love my window mce remote, the more buttons the better!

2007-03-27, 00:47	#9 (permalink)
JeromeF Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South West Age: 23 Posts: 49 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Wow. I love MP but that looks so good. I am downloading it now to try it out

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