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Multimedia Home Entertainment System for Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the toys-keep-getting-cooler dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A group at the University of Saarland in Germany has been busy developing a Linux-based networked multimedia home entertainment system. The project consists of two parts: the Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware (NMM), to provide a common framework for audio and video playback using open source software, and the Multimedia-Box, a Linux box outfitted to be a TV receiver (digital and analog), video recorder, and a CD-, DVD-, and MP3- player using the NMM. Screen shots of the inside of the Multimedia-Box and the user interface are available, as well as videos and a detailed description (PDF) of the hardware and software used throughout. Can't wait to stick one of these on my network..."

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  1. Screenshots of the inside? by chrisseaton · · Score: 5, Funny

    We call screenshots of real things "photographs".

  2. Re:Legality of playback by MoonFog · · Score: 5, Informative

    Where is DeCSS illegal ? DeCSS is perfectly legal when using it to play DVD's you own on your Linux box. At least here in Norway, as the trial against Jon Johansen stated a couple of months ago.

  3. Re:ugly by brocktune · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sticking a toothpick in the fan blades made my computer super quiet.

  4. Freevo! by k-s · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hello,
    There is Freevo http://freevo.sf.net that has a better UI! Also, you can run it under X or Framebuffer or anything else SDL supports (like DXR3!)
    As it uses the great MPlayer as the underlying player, it supports Mov, DivX, Mp3, Ogg, ... Almos every {video,music} format in the world. It also have a image browser and a cute TV Guide (now a Web version too!) and it plays Mame!
    The time shifting is in the work.
    Freevo: http://freevo.sf.net Mplayer: http://www.mplayerhq.hu