Re: [Libxine-java-devel] Ang: Re: VM Crash on ubuntu

[Matthias R. <mri...@in...>]

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