Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:12:01 -0400 From: Anish Mistry <amistry@am-productions.biz> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Media software ala DLink DSM520 ... but for FreeBSD ... ? Message-ID: <200610201612.12124.amistry@am-productions.biz> In-Reply-To: <C586EB9355A3912C5CE4A8B9@ganymede.hub.org> References: <C586EB9355A3912C5CE4A8B9@ganymede.hub.org>
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--nextPart1829950.Ju4xa6nfIO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline 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? =2D-=20 Anish Mistry amistry@am-productions.biz AM Productions http://am-productions.biz/ --nextPart1829950.Ju4xa6nfIO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBFOS2bxqA5ziudZT0RAnOOAJ95LmQtKc5y8anHvZa2rahJpRK6hQCgpT6Q QAHLpr3nJ6n5TCbvcc/qzt8= =NcuZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1829950.Ju4xa6nfIO--
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