From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 20 20:20:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 300F916A417; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:20:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amistry@am-productions.biz) Received: from mail.united-ware.com (am-productions.biz [69.61.164.22]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDD9643DFC; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:11:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from amistry@am-productions.biz) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (cpe-24-210-75-119.columbus.res.rr.com [24.210.75.119]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.united-ware.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9KKSdKn044642 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:28:47 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from amistry@am-productions.biz) From: Anish Mistry Organization: AM Productions To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:12:01 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1829950.Ju4xa6nfIO"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200610201612.12124.amistry@am-productions.biz> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,MYFREEBSD2, MYFREEBSD3,RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL,SPF_SOFTFAIL autolearn=failed version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on mail.united-ware.com X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/2058/Fri Oct 20 08:22:07 2006 on mail.united-ware.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" Subject: Re: Media software ala DLink DSM520 ... but for FreeBSD ... ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:20:47 -0000 --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--