Things to do with the new TV engine (1 Viewer)

[t029248]

well if uPnP is implimented then any client that speaks that should be able to play MediaPortals video feeds.

XBMC does uPnP and it will make a great front-end! Is the 1st version of the TV-engine already released (nightly-builds??)

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Is the 1st version of the TV-engine already released (nightly-builds??)

I think that would make FRONTPAGE NEWS don't you.

Regards

 

[MajorTom]

Is there some estimation when a first test release will come? I have big problems with the current TV engine and really look forward to playing with the new one.

I don't want to use TVCentral (that works like charme, but I just don't like it.)

 

[tkortell]

mythTV backend and MP frontend

I’ve been putting together a Linux server (clarkconnect) for file and printer sharing and stuff for my home network. The idea came to me that it would be great if it were possible to use the mythTV (or some other Linux based) backend and a MediaPortal frontend.

Is this something that could in any way be possible? Or are the 2 just too different and will newer work together?

Just a thought

Regards / Tomas

 

[knutinh]

Realistically, if I were to build an IP-based local cable tv system, how far would system bring me?

In terms of re-using existing coax (are there good inexpensive modems for that)
In terms of minimum front-end cost (if 20 people are to use MP for viewing)
In terms of stability on this large scale
Future proofing (HD, etc)

I think that professional systems are very expensive and not necessarily flexible or user friendly. But probably tried and tested.

What would the cost and benefit of say a basement server with 20 tuners (DVB-T, DVB-S2), a local coax-based lan (one or a couple of chains of users), VIA-C3 "embedded" boxes with DX9 gpu for those that didnt want to use a regular PC or HTPC for viewing.

regards
Knut

 

[tkortell]

I’ve been putting together a Linux server (clarkconnect) for file and printer sharing and stuff for my home network. The idea came to me that it would be great if it were possible to use the mythTV (or some other Linux based) backend and a MediaPortal frontend.

Is this something that could in any way be possible? Or are the 2 just too different and will newer work together?

Just a thought

Regards / Tomas

I spoke to a friend that knows mythTV well and he told me that mythTV is not using any standard way of communicating between the backend and frontend at the moment but that they are trying to change this. So my conclusion is that now it is not possible but maybe in the future

I thought this would cause more discussion than this but maybe everybody else here is as afraid of Linux as I am

Regards / Tomas

 

[Gamester17]

I’ve been putting together a Linux server (clarkconnect) for file and printer sharing and stuff for my home network. The idea came to me that it would be great if it were possible to use the mythTV (or some other Linux based) backend and a MediaPortal frontend.

Is this something that could in any way be possible? Or are the 2 just too different and will newer work together?

Just a thought

Regards / Tomas

I spoke to a friend that knows mythTV well and he told me that mythTV is not using any standard way of communicating between the backend and frontend at the moment but that they are trying to change this. So my conclusion is that now it is not possible but maybe in the future

If both MediaPortal and MythTV used the available UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) standards then that would/should/could be possible without complications as both would be communicating in the same standard language.

Yes here I am again going on about how great UPnP could be if everybody were using it

 

[Dordo]

MythTv 0.2 was released today. Looks down at their release notes (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.20)

I see this: Added internal UPnP server support for TV and Music

Will be an interesting experiment to try.

 

[funkstar]

I don't think the MythTV UPnP implimentation is complete. If i remember the various development list threads right, the main guy working on it has only done the server portion and hasn't put any work into the front end or renderer part of UPnP. It's heading in the right direction though.

 

[tkortell]

I don't think the MythTV UPnP implimentation is complete. If i remember the various development list threads right, the main guy working on it has only done the server portion and hasn't put any work into the front end or renderer part of UPnP. It's heading in the right direction though.

Thats just the thing I'm only interested in the server, I want to use MediaPortal as front end and only the MythTV back end. But when it all comes allong I will probably end up useing MP front end and back end anyway cause I love MediaPortal

Regards / Tomas