From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 21 07:27:45 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 7188416A403; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:27:45 +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 C215243D45; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:27:44 +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 k9L7itpP078879 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:45:08 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from amistry@am-productions.biz) From: Anish Mistry Organization: AM Productions To: "Marc G. Fournier" Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:28:03 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <200610201612.12124.amistry@am-productions.biz> <2D757C8926FD8F853E200A4C@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <2D757C8926FD8F853E200A4C@ganymede.hub.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1785387.xdKazBVBGc"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200610210328.17914.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 0.88.4/2060/Fri Oct 20 15:45:33 2006 on mail.united-ware.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org 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 07:27:45 -0000 --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 > > 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--