Media Portal for PS3? (1 Viewer)

[Vlemmix]

It seems it is quite easy to get Linux running on the PS3 ( http://www.powerdeveloper.org/playstation.php ). Media Portal on a PC is nice, but why build an expensive PC based HD-capable box you could do it on a PS3? Running the backend and frontend on the PS3, you would need to connect an external tuner like http://www.digital-everywhere.com/cms/en/index.php to the PS3. You could also have a cheap PC with the tuner as the backend, and the PS3 as a HD capable frontend near your TV.

Yes, it's linux, not windows... But much of the XBMC code came from the linux universe, right?

 

[joboehl]

Take a look on thread in the forum about Windows vs Linux for MP.

But, resuming, if you want Linux, it's better look for solutions that already exist in that platform (like Myth). MP is haveally based on Windows technologies like DirectX and .Net so porting is not trivial.

And no, XBMC is not based on Linux. Is haveally based in C and DirectX, just like MP.

Julio

 

[Vlemmix]

Ah, I see. I think I missed a lot of the xbmc/mp developments, but thought it was based on a number of linux based components. Seems with the heavy .net and Direct* it's not.

Well, never used Myth, but some ppl will most probably port or start on some PS3Linux based work.

 

[ohdarklord]

there were some people that were porting mp to linux but i dont know if they are still working on it or if they have given up.

 

[samuel337]

XBMC uses code from MPlayer IIRC, that maybe where you got the idea from.

There's a MP to linux porting effort going on, although they need more developers and its still in its infancy.

do a search for a thread with the keywords: practical way port linux.

Sam