From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 27 12:58:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16AAE1065673 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:58:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@troback.com) Received: from mail.gelita.se (212-162-182-244.skbbip.com [212.162.182.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C79638FC08 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:58:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@troback.com) Received: from devil (c-195-216-040-156.static.bjare.net [195.216.40.156]) by mail.gelita.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E6C810E508 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:58:03 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:58:04 +0100 From: Anders Troback To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20081127135804.4961191d@devil> In-Reply-To: <20081127062926.147346pp91i6q3k0@econet.encontacto.net> References: <20081127073452.15182879@devil> <20081127062926.147346pp91i6q3k0@econet.encontacto.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.14.4; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1228395483.42712@b/snGjWzkbpqqM76DHpdqQ X-Troback-MailScanner-Information: Please contact postmaster@troback.com for more information X-MailScanner-ID: 1E6C810E508.0B0BA X-Troback-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Troback-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam (whitelisted), SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-2.599, required 3.2, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Troback-MailScanner-From: freebsd@troback.com X-Spam-Status: No Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a HTPC! 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: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:58:16 -0000 On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:29:26 -0600 eculp wrote: > Quoting Anders Troback : > > > Hi, > > > > I'm looking for a HTPC application for FreeBSD! > > > > Is there anyone out there that are using FreeBSD as a HTPC? If yes, > > what are you using to make this happen? > > First I assume that we are talking about a Home Theater Personal > Computer. I guess most of us use our PC's laptops with FreeBSD to > listen to music and watch DVD's etc. My first would have to be what > does/would constitute a real HTPC? Are there any minimal guidelines? > > I apologize for my ignorance, > > ed Hi, yes I'm talking about a Home Theater PC:-) Well, I'm thinking about something like Linux MCE or Elisa! I don't have a exact idea about how I want it because I don't know what to expect but I'm hoping that I will find something that a can squeeze down on a flash card or a usb drive (with TinyBSD or something) and have the media on the network! Have a nice day:-) \\troback