From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 21 01:38:16 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 110A216A47C; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:38:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scrappy@freebsd.org) Received: from hub.org (hub.org [200.46.204.220]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8ECA943D6B; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:37:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scrappy@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.128]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B87F3A1DD7; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:37:47 -0300 (ADT) Received: from hub.org ([200.46.204.220]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 67901-01; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:36:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ganymede.hub.org (blk-137-86-60.eastlink.ca [24.137.86.60]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 716263A1DD5; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:36:30 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 282D63A6D5; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:36:44 -0300 (ADT) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:36:44 -0300 From: "Marc G. Fournier" To: Anish Mistry , freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Message-ID: <2D757C8926FD8F853E200A4C@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <200610201612.12124.amistry@am-productions.biz> References: <200610201612.12124.amistry@am-productions.biz> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.6 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:38:16 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --On Friday, October 20, 2006 16:12:01 -0400 Anish Mistry 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 ... Thanks ... - ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFOXms4QvfyHIvDvMRArH8AKDG7vqjcUu4K+B6BuVuChKrvF72bQCfa2VB z17FowpsDQajbvHCMX771ro= =Fyj4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----