Linux based Media Center (NOT MythTV)
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:03 am
for any that are interested...
I have for the last few weeks been writing a Linux xbox media center type program...
now before you all say "get mythtv.... its already done... etc", I have played with it and decided that it, for the xbox, is JUNK compared with XBMC.
- Its too processor intensive
- uses the Qt library (i dont like it)
- not designed for use as just a media center... the whole design revolves around recording tv programs.
and for those that say "use XBMC"...
- 40somthing char FatX filename limit
- No samba support
- Hard to customise
- Uses the Microsoft XDK (thus, illegal)
I have already got a basic app working that allows you to browse the HDD like XBMC and play/stop/skip... etc. videos... not very pretty at the moment since I am just working on functionallity, but its very usable.
I have not used any pre-made library (Gtk, Qt... etc), but build my own classes and stuff ontop of X, it is designed to run as the window manager, not on top of one... this will reduce overhead.
It is written in C++, and has already hit around 2000 lines of source. The only thing that is holding up my development of it is trying to get my dev xbox to run a 2.6 kernel (see the 2.6.17 kernel thread for more info).
Anyway, just thought I would let peeps know.
PS: I will be releasing it under the GNU licence...
I have for the last few weeks been writing a Linux xbox media center type program...
now before you all say "get mythtv.... its already done... etc", I have played with it and decided that it, for the xbox, is JUNK compared with XBMC.
- Its too processor intensive
- uses the Qt library (i dont like it)
- not designed for use as just a media center... the whole design revolves around recording tv programs.
and for those that say "use XBMC"...
- 40somthing char FatX filename limit
- No samba support
- Hard to customise
- Uses the Microsoft XDK (thus, illegal)
I have already got a basic app working that allows you to browse the HDD like XBMC and play/stop/skip... etc. videos... not very pretty at the moment since I am just working on functionallity, but its very usable.
I have not used any pre-made library (Gtk, Qt... etc), but build my own classes and stuff ontop of X, it is designed to run as the window manager, not on top of one... this will reduce overhead.
It is written in C++, and has already hit around 2000 lines of source. The only thing that is holding up my development of it is trying to get my dev xbox to run a 2.6 kernel (see the 2.6.17 kernel thread for more info).
Anyway, just thought I would let peeps know.
PS: I will be releasing it under the GNU licence...