Re: [Libxine-java-devel] Ang: Re: VM Crash on ubuntu
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From: Matthias R. <mri...@in...> - 2008-09-26 10:37:06
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my media center constraints. first, I failed to get MythTV and even Freevo to work. I found especially MythTV to complex. then, I first only had a projector. while this is perfect for watching movies, it is a no go for chooseing music. (you don't turn on the projector to select a music album). then, I bought a cheap 15", which I mounted inside a normal living room shelf (this one, but put horizontally: http://www.ikea.com/ch/de/catalog/products/00045560 ). I thought I could use this one to show a UI and only turn on the projector for movies. In the meantime, I dropped the dual-head support as it was too much trouble. So with this two screen approach, none of the existing media center software was adequate. also, I re-use my old hardware, e.g., an 20 year old amplifier with no form of remote control. so I use a power switch to turn it on and and off, a also 20 year old tuner where I wired to buttons of the 8 stations directly to the parallel port, etc.. :) and yes, what really bothered me, is how to have a good UI to pick one of several hundreds of music albums? I was not sure, if scrolling through a list of artists and then selecting the album is a good thing. I started sorting my music on the server in a one-folder-per- album fashion, similar to a classic cd collection. I did not get far with this. right now, I use a laptop to access a primitive PHP web site which allows to select the mode: radio, music, video. and use the pitchfork web-frontend to mpd to select music. this, obviously, only works with a normal size laptop. no way this would work with a simple remote. I can send you a zip of the java sources, if you like. I also tried to have a generic framework. what didn't you like on the exisint media centers? m. On 26.09.2008, at 11:52, Kristian L. Larsen wrote: > ... > > My idea for a media center is based on the fact that though i like > the once i've tried, i've never been completly satisfied. I've > always had ideas for changes or functions etc. > What i think i want is take whats best of MythTV, LMCE and perhaps > oxine. Then merge it into a framework. With that framework i hope > that i can build my perfect (for me) media-setup. And hopefully > others can use it for theirs. > > You said that you yourself wanted to build a media station, what is > your motivation/idea? > > /walker |