[mythtv-users] MediaMVP

[jvolckaert at chartermi.net]

I've been using the mediamvp for months now and love it.  It's easier to get going than a PC frontend.  I keep my backend in the basement and used to use my main PC as my frontend.  Once I got the MediaMVP I stopped using that even though all the cabling is still running through the floor.  Commercial skip is the biggest feature I miss.  Video quality is exactly the same as my frontend used to be.

BTW, it boots really fast since it's tftps it's kernel and almost immediately starts the gui and looking for the backend.

IMHO, money well spent.

Jeff

> Message: 32
> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:32:02 -0600
> From: Paul Miller <paul at pinheiro.dyndns.org>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] MediaMVP
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> Is it possible to have MythTV's menus, etc. on the Hauppauge MediaMVP?  It's 
> supposedly Linux based.  Are these devices any good?  How do they compare to 
> a typical MythTV setup with a PVR-350, etc.?
> 
> 

> Message: 35
> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:48:39 -0500
> From: "David Shay" <david at shay.net>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MediaMVP
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> Check out http://mvpmc.sourceforge.net
> At this point (and probably not ever...), it cannot run a full mythfrontend.
> It has its own menu system that from a MythTV perspective can be used to
> watch recordings, view the upcoming recordings schedule, and delete
> recordings.  At this point it cannot schedule recordings and does not
> read/honor the commercial skip points. Those features are under development,
> as I understand it.  It also does not do any of the ancillary functions,
> i.e. mythmusic, mythnews, etc.
> 
> If all you are looking for is a remote frontend for watching shows, it works
> remarkably well, particularly given the price point.  Great TV-out quality,
> IMHO.  Hard to beat for $79-$89, even with the current functionality as-is.
> 
> It doesn't compare to a "standard" setup with a PVR-350 since it cannot
> record -- there is no disk drive or encoder, only an MPEG decoder.
> 
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> From: "Paul Miller" <paul at pinheiro.dyndns.org>
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> 
> >
> > Is it possible to have MythTV's menus, etc. on the Hauppauge MediaMVP?
> It's
> > supposedly Linux based.  Are these devices any good?  How do they compare
> to
> > a typical MythTV setup with a PVR-350, etc.?
> >