Re: Network media player

["Tim Dawe" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can get remote power on and off on an xbox with one of these:

http://www.xir.us/xireasy.aspx

then XBMC would do all the points you mentioned.  The only weakness I
can think of is that it doesn't really have the horsepower to play Hi
Def content.

Tim


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Ian Oliver <lists@...> wrote:
>
> The hunt for a good network media player is driving me mad!
>
> We tried a MediaGate MG-35, and I even got into firmware hacking
it,
> but its codec support was pretty grim, and UI even worse, and it
> doesn't have RGB output via SCART.
>
> It was then with great excitement that I read about the N35 (good
> reviews on Hijack) and we've been using this for a month.
>
> Sadly, the RGB output doesn't do 576i, the codec support isn't much
> better than the MG-35, and the UI is slightly better but not great.
>
> I've also played around with PC-based solutions, including the very
> impressive geexbox, but these have again fallen short of the mark
due
> to difficulties with video output and remote control.
>
> Here's what I'd like -
> 1) RGB SCART output. Composite sucks and I'm using a centralised
system
> with a SCART switcher. I might go HD in the future but it's really
not
> high up the list. I'm happy to make my own cables, and even grab
pin-8
> switching from inside the box, but I do need something that does
576i
> RGB.
> 2) Full Ir remote including power on/off. Both the PC-based
solutions
> and the XBMC seem to fall over on this one.
> 3) Great codec support - we want it to just play the DivX and XviD
> files we have without lip sync issues. ZoomPlayer on a Windows
machine
> and Geexbox for Linux do this so YOYOY do the dedicated boxes
struggle
> so?
> 4) A UI that someone has actually thought about.
>
> All advice welcome!
>
> Ian Oliver
> Sunny Leeds, UK
> Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire
>