From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QwDmv-0006oK-UH for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:46:38 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9E57021C0D5; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:46:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ADEC21C03D for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:44:29 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.68,275,1312153200"; d="scan'208,217";a="543474580" Received: from 213-152-39-90.dsl.eclipse.net.uk (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 24 Aug 2011 14:44:28 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.102] (unknown [192.168.1.102]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89AC5AA398 for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:43:41 +0100 (BST) From: Stroller Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1244.3) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_DB419175-0548-43AE-B5B3-4FB19D6AC211" Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Software for LCD Data Center Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:44:22 +0100 In-Reply-To: To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: Message-Id: <3147689B-F205-4FAA-881F-EC36183B5806@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1244.3) X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: bf8dbb2be778b84f40baa9944f1ea965 --Apple-Mail=_DB419175-0548-43AE-B5B3-4FB19D6AC211 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On 24 August 2011, at 12:57, czernitko wrote: > =85 =46rom what you say I will give DLNA a try (no other choice, I = simply want to watch movies stored on my pc). =85 The *choice* may well be to connect some kind of external box to your TV = and use that to stream and decode the videos from your NAS. The video codecs available in your TV will be somewhat limited, and the = selection will not be upgradable. My ideal "television" would not even contain tuners, but only HDMI / DVI = / component inputs - I would prefer a screen which is nothing more than = a display. You can get set-top boxes which will stream videos across the network = from your Samba shares for about =A380 (e.g. PlayOn HD Mini, Western = Digital TV Live). The contain dedicated decoder chips for h264, do 1080p = and will play most any video codec you throw at them. Alternatively, if you want a bit more flexibility, you can get a = dual-core 64-bit Atom box with a 250gb hard-drive, 2gig RAM and Linux = pre-installed for =A3130. I believe that using the nVidia drivers this = gives slightly more grunt for decoding than the STBs. Slap Gentoo on it = and emerge XBMC - plenty of people report it working fine. http://www.ebuyer.com/267867-emachine-er1401-desktop-pt-nbzec-004 http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=3DER1401-57 I appreciate that "go and spend more money" is not what you're expecting = hear, and that you're thinking "but it's already built-in to my TV", but = AFAICT you don't actually have a clear idea of *what* is built into your = TV. My crystal ball shows frustration in your future. I have a bunch of = guitar tuition videos here in VP6 format - will your telly play those?=20= On AVforums the single most common response to the question "what video = player do you wish you'd bought in the first place, if you knew then = what you know now?" was XMBC. = http://www.avforums.com/forums/streamers-network-media-players/1478323-ok-= knowing-what-you-know-what-player-would-you-buy-tomorrow.html Stroller. --Apple-Mail=_DB419175-0548-43AE-B5B3-4FB19D6AC211 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 =85 =46rom what you say I will give DLNA a = try (no other choice, I simply want to watch movies stored on my pc). = =85
The *choice* may well be to connect some kind = of external box to your TV and use that to stream and decode the videos = from your NAS.

The video codecs available in your TV = will be somewhat limited, and the selection will not be = upgradable.

My ideal "television" would not = even contain tuners, but only HDMI / DVI / component inputs - I would = prefer a screen which is nothing more than a = display.

You can get set-top boxes which will = stream videos across the network from your Samba shares for about =A380 = (e.g. PlayOn HD Mini, Western Digital TV Live). The contain = dedicated decoder chips for h264, do 1080p and will play most any video = codec you throw at them.

Alternatively, if you = want a bit more flexibility, you can get a dual-core 64-bit Atom box = with a 250gb hard-drive, 2gig RAM and Linux pre-installed for =A3130. I = believe that using the nVidia drivers this gives slightly more grunt for = decoding than the STBs. Slap Gentoo on it and emerge XBMC - plenty of = people report it working fine.
http://www.ebuyer.com/267867-emachine-er1401-desktop-pt-nbzec-004=


I appreciate that "go and spend more = money" is not what you're expecting hear, and that you're thinking "but = it's already built-in to my TV", but AFAICT you don't actually have a = clear idea of *what* is built into your TV. My crystal ball shows = frustration in your future. I have a bunch of guitar tuition videos here = in VP6 format - will your telly play = those? 

On AVforums the single most common = response to the question "what video player do you wish you'd bought in = the first place, if you knew then what you know now?" = was XMBC.
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Stroller.

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