Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:28:03 -0400 From: Anish Mistry <amistry@am-productions.biz> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Media software ala DLink DSM520 ... but for FreeBSD ... ? Message-ID: <200610210328.17914.amistry@am-productions.biz> In-Reply-To: <2D757C8926FD8F853E200A4C@ganymede.hub.org> References: <C586EB9355A3912C5CE4A8B9@ganymede.hub.org> <200610201612.12124.amistry@am-productions.biz> <2D757C8926FD8F853E200A4C@ganymede.hub.org>
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--nextPart1785387.xdKazBVBGc Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Friday 20 October 2006 21:36, you wrote: > --On Friday, October 20, 2006 16:12:01 -0400 Anish Mistry > > <amistry@am-productions.biz> wrote: > > On Friday 20 October 2006 12:44, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > >> I tried the DSM320, wasn't satisfied with it, since a bunch of > >> my videos didn't work, and I really hated the interface (would > >> like to be able to delete after watching) ... so I returned it. > >> > >> Is there anything I can do with a plain FreeBSD box to > >> accomplish *at least* what the DLink provided? > >> > >> I have a box now that I can plug into my TV (S-Video with Sound > >> Jacks), which is what I was using before ... but, the X display > >> on the TV is terrible, and the interface leaves alot to be > >> desired for my wife, so *she* won't use it ... > >> > >> So ... is there any 'media software' that I can run on FreeBSD > >> that would give her a nice interface to work with (web based, > >> maybe, with her using her laptop for controls from the couch?) > >> ... > >> > >> Basically, I can't be the first one trying to do this ... anyone > >> have any good recommendations to make it as 'user friendly for > >> non-unix users' as possible? > > > > multimedia/freevo? > > Sweet, am working on installing it as I type this ... will this > also handle the 'bad screen / graininess' that I find running X on > a TV? Or is there a recommendation for a better video card that I > shoudl be using for this? ie. something with TV-Out maybe? I'm > using S-Video right now ... If your TV supports VGA or DVI the picture will be much better. I=20 think some of the newer Geforce cards have component output so that=20 would be better too. You could probably tweak some of your X=20 settings to get the picture a little better. =2D-=20 Anish Mistry amistry@am-productions.biz AM Productions http://am-productions.biz/ --nextPart1785387.xdKazBVBGc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBFOcwRxqA5ziudZT0RAnmFAKC/UvLxzSnMDYh+mq7/+j6UyoJo1QCg1rAs UewNXhkbsJnu28FndTSPX+k= =U9ge -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1785387.xdKazBVBGc--
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