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<blockquote data-quote="Dadeo" data-source="post: 602090" data-attributes="member: 27204">Hey capitalf, thanks for that link to the FLOSS comparison!&nbsp; Yes, that is pretty close to what I meant. I remember seeing the link, but disregarded it as the data is over two years old. However, I would agree that would be a good foundation to build on. I think there was a bit of over emphasis on Linux solutions.&nbsp; The All-in-One solutions are all Linux OS I believe.&nbsp; However, that is only fair since they are FLOSS after all!&nbsp; The comparison lacked in technical depth. That is not meant as a criticism, as they did better than anyone else has imo.&nbsp; It is just something that can be improved.&nbsp;&nbsp; For example, even in Audio playback, I am not sure if the average new user realizes the difference in quality between a media center that simply supports MP3 playback or one which offers FLAC, AAC, not to mention options like setting output levels, fading tracks in and out, crossover, gapless playback, up-mixing stereo to 5.1 or 7.1 and setting buffer size;&nbsp; DSP (Digital Signal Processing) and FX options for Gain and Compression.&nbsp; Of course, MP offers all the above <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; as well as the ability to incorporate Winamp and VST plugins.&nbsp; There can also be a huge variation on the level of visualization support. So it is not really enough to just say a media center supports a feature, such as visualizations. Plus, for software that runs on more than one OS, the level of support for a feature can vary on each OS.&nbsp; So it's not an easy job to tackle!&nbsp; I wish you luck, and if I can help you in any way, feel free to send me a Private Message.The good news is, you could easily do a series of comparison articles <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> - one on each feature 'area' - like Music, TV, Video, Pictures, Radio, Weather, etc.,&nbsp; and an overview. Content galore! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dadeo, post: 602090, member: 27204"] Hey capitalf, thanks for that link to the FLOSS comparison! Yes, that is pretty close to what I meant. I remember seeing the link, but disregarded it as the data is over two years old. However, I would agree that would be a good foundation to build on. I think there was a bit of over emphasis on Linux solutions. The All-in-One solutions are all Linux OS I believe. However, that is only fair since they are FLOSS after all! The comparison lacked in technical depth. That is not meant as a criticism, as they did better than anyone else has imo. It is just something that can be improved. For example, even in Audio playback, I am not sure if the average new user realizes the difference in quality between a media center that simply supports MP3 playback or one which offers FLAC, AAC, not to mention options like setting output levels, fading tracks in and out, crossover, gapless playback, up-mixing stereo to 5.1 or 7.1 and setting buffer size; DSP (Digital Signal Processing) and FX options for Gain and Compression. Of course, MP offers all the above :D as well as the ability to incorporate Winamp and VST plugins. There can also be a huge variation on the [B]level[/B] of visualization support. So it is not really enough to just say a media center supports a feature, such as visualizations. Plus, for software that runs on more than one OS, the level of support for a feature can vary on each OS. So it's not an easy job to tackle! I wish you luck, and if I can help you in any way, feel free to send me a Private Message. The good news is, you could easily do a series of comparison articles ;) - one on each feature 'area' - like Music, TV, Video, Pictures, Radio, Weather, etc., and an overview. Content galore! :P [/QUOTE]

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