Re[2]: [OT]: Haupagge mediampv thoughts anyone?

["Pete Shew" <pslists@xxxxxxxxx>]

You can get an optical or coax digiatl output from a mediMVP but you
need a soldering iron. Whether the Hauppauge s/w supports it is another
matter, but the MVPMC does. It is a Linux based system running on a PowerPC
freely available and with quite an active development group.

But Simon is right about MPEG4. There's no support in the MediaMVP hardware
and the processor isn't up to it. I use mine for  MPEG2 ex freeview cards
on the server which it does well. I use XBMC for movies (in a different
room). People (not me) have used VLC to transcode on the fly to play MPEG4
source on the MPEG2 MediaMVP.

Both have their foibles though - I locked up my XBMC twice today watching a
recorded TV show :-(  (But I've had Freeview boxes and Cable TV boxes lock
up too so it's not that different).

Pete

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On 23/02/2006 at 13:35 Simon McCaughey wrote:

>I looked at this solution, but rejected it for 2 main reasons:
>1) Only stereo out - no optical or coax
>2) Doesn't play MPEG4 - most downloaded video will not work without
>conversion
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>Obviously this is far from comprehensive, but I hope it helps
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>Simon
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>On 23/02/06, Gary <questuk1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello,
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>> looking for advice on the Haupagge mediampv, as I want to play
movies
>> on my TV.
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>> http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_mediamvp.html
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>> "Watch PC based music, videos and pictures on your TV set.
Play slide
>> shows with music, too!
>>
>> Connects to Ethernet networks with standard RJ-45 connectors!
>>
>> Plays MP3 music and music playlists
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