entertainer-project.com— The best looking Media Center for Linux. It's still in development but Download it and help the process
Jan 9, 2008View in Crawl 4
(sorry, missed the edit window)i realize that this isn't implemented yet is *any* media center; i'm simply suggesting it as a possible solution. I certainly would like to see it integrated into something like MythTV or Entertainer.
lynx44: Well, MythTV (as far as I have read at least) is primary for recording and watching recorded TV-shows. Different Media Center Solutions - different goals.I have tried lots of media center solutions. MCE is OK, but not optimal for my use. MythTV is directed at recording and watching recorded TV-shows - but I have no TV-card in my computer, so that's not for me. LinuxMCE is incredible, but covers "too much" for my needs. Team MediaPortal is so far the solution I have chosen, much because of the nice plug-in "MP-TVSeries" which does what I need - displays all my downloaded TV-episodes/series in a pretty way, helping me keep track of which I've already seen and displays nice information.BUT, I would love for a solution which runs under Linux (Team MediaPortal is for Windows). And Entertainer looks very much like what I want, need and desire! So I'm looking forward to give it a spin!IMHO, it's good to find different approaches to different needs. Yes, I know there are many Media Center Solutions out there - but why not? Why should we limit our options?Have you ever taken a look at all the different MP3-players out there? WinAMP, iTunes, Windows Media Player, beep, XMMS.... The list goes on forever... And yes, there are both good and less good players out there. But why not have the possibility to choose which one works best for you?I, for one, can't wait to try out Entertainer!!
Yeah, that is its primary use, however it has a section for videos, music, games, etc. Its supposed to be the all-in-one solution. I agree that its nice to have options, it just seems like we keep getting these beta versions that may or may not make it very far. Myth has a plug-in architecture, so I don't see why it couldn't be adapted to just about any solution. The menus can all be configured too. I'd rather see a reskinned and reorganized version of myth than a whole new media solution, just because it should be able to be done in a matter of weeks or months, rather than years. Anyway, maybe these applications will do it better, like I said there should be competition, I just feel like I've been seeing a new media center application for Linux on the front page of Digg all to often, and I just feel like they're reinventing the wheel.
Wierd, when I threw Vista on my brothers XP MCE box (he was extending to a 360 and wanted the nice, new UI) the proccess of upgrading from XP MCE to Vista MCE was a lot more complicated than what you just explained.
mahendaJan 9, 2008
It reminds me of FrontRow on MacOSX, well and that is a good thing ... finally!! :)
Closed AccountJan 10, 2008
(sorry, missed the edit window)i realize that this isn't implemented yet is *any* media center; i'm simply suggesting it as a possible solution. I certainly would like to see it integrated into something like MythTV or Entertainer.
jornoJan 10, 2008
lynx44: Well, MythTV (as far as I have read at least) is primary for recording and watching recorded TV-shows. Different Media Center Solutions - different goals.I have tried lots of media center solutions. MCE is OK, but not optimal for my use. MythTV is directed at recording and watching recorded TV-shows - but I have no TV-card in my computer, so that's not for me. LinuxMCE is incredible, but covers "too much" for my needs. Team MediaPortal is so far the solution I have chosen, much because of the nice plug-in "MP-TVSeries" which does what I need - displays all my downloaded TV-episodes/series in a pretty way, helping me keep track of which I've already seen and displays nice information.BUT, I would love for a solution which runs under Linux (Team MediaPortal is for Windows). And Entertainer looks very much like what I want, need and desire! So I'm looking forward to give it a spin!IMHO, it's good to find different approaches to different needs. Yes, I know there are many Media Center Solutions out there - but why not? Why should we limit our options?Have you ever taken a look at all the different MP3-players out there? WinAMP, iTunes, Windows Media Player, beep, XMMS.... The list goes on forever... And yes, there are both good and less good players out there. But why not have the possibility to choose which one works best for you?I, for one, can't wait to try out Entertainer!!
lynx44Jan 14, 2008
Yeah, that is its primary use, however it has a section for videos, music, games, etc. Its supposed to be the all-in-one solution. I agree that its nice to have options, it just seems like we keep getting these beta versions that may or may not make it very far. Myth has a plug-in architecture, so I don't see why it couldn't be adapted to just about any solution. The menus can all be configured too. I'd rather see a reskinned and reorganized version of myth than a whole new media solution, just because it should be able to be done in a matter of weeks or months, rather than years. Anyway, maybe these applications will do it better, like I said there should be competition, I just feel like I've been seeing a new media center application for Linux on the front page of Digg all to often, and I just feel like they're reinventing the wheel.
geokenFeb 9, 2008
Wierd, when I threw Vista on my brothers XP MCE box (he was extending to a 360 and wanted the nice, new UI) the proccess of upgrading from XP MCE to Vista MCE was a lot more complicated than what you just explained.
giovaniSep 19, 2008
Comparison Chart: Entertainer against other FLOSS media centers: <a class="user" href="http://www.telematicsfreedom.org/en/flossmediacenter">http://www.telematicsfreedom.org/en/flossmediacent ...</a>
melhydenNov 1, 2009
this is sic. I want to have one in my entertainment center - I have this one : <a class="user" href="http://www.milesgershon.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.milesgershon.com</a>