Hi group,
since I got no response to my last question according a PVR and DVD
player using a shuttle barebone, I am going to rephrase my question.
I would like to build up a multimedia pc that can be used as a home
media center. It should replace most of the equipment in my living room
(VCR, DVD player, MP3 player, CD player). The OS should be Linux (of
course), preferably RedHat.
Here are some requirements to the software:
1. Watching live analog TV from a video4linux device (digital TV via
cable or satellite is optional)
2. Recording TV in the background manually or automatically
3. Programming via WWW
4. Time shift (watching recording while still recording)
5. DVD player with 5.1 support (Dolby Digital, DTS etc.) with analog and
digital output
6. CD player with connection to cddb
7. MP3 player with library functions (LAN/WLAN support)
8. Electronic program guide (like xmltv) for Germany
9. Nice GUI (like mythtv) with remote control
Requirements to the hardware:
1. Fast enough for software requirements
2. Small and nice looking case (like Shuttle barebones)
3. Quit (no loud fans or harddisks)
4. Affordable (from 500 EUR to 1000 EUR)
5. Available in Europe
6. Remote control
7. WLAN support
8. 5.1 and digital audio output
9. TV output
That's a lot of requirements, I know. There are some software projects
that look nice and cover some of the requirements like mythtv for
example, however I still couldn't find any software that can do all of it.
Concerning the hardware I like the barebones build by Shuttle. They look
nice and are well equipped. However what about Linux and video4linux on
an Shuttle barebones. Are there interesting alternatives to Shuttle
available?
A nice example of a system I am talking of is TimeShifter
(http://www.showshifter.com), which is available for Windows only.
I hope you people out there can help me with that? Thanks in advance.
r@xxx
