StateOfTheArtSpecs

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|| Name || URL || TV || Movies || Music || Pictures || Games || Effects|| Additional plugins ||
|| Elisa || http://www.fluendo.com/elisa/index.php || || Yes || Yes || Yes || || Yes || ||
|| Freevo || http://freevo.sourceforge.net/ || || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes (p)|| No ||Yes ||
|| MythTV || http://www.mythtv.org/ || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes (p) || || Yes ||
|| My Media System || http://www.mymediasystem.com/ || || || || || || || ||
|| LinuxMCE || http://linuxmce.com/ || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || Yes || Yes ||		 |||| |||||||||||||| Supported features ||
|| Name || Type || TV || Movies || Music || Pictures || Games || Effects|| Additional plugins ||
|| [http://www.fluendo.com/elisa/index.php Elisa] || Software || || Yes || Yes || Yes || || Yes || ||
|| [http://freevo.sourceforge.net Freevo] || Software || || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes (p)|| No ||Yes ||
|| [http://www.mythtv.org MythTV] || Software || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes (p) || || Yes ||
|| [http://www.mymediasystem.com My Media System] || || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || yes || || ||
|| [http://linuxmce.com LinuxMCE] || Distro || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || Yes || Yes ||
|| [http://www.geexbox.org GeeXboX] || Distro || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || || Yes ||
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Nb : (p) means the feature with an additional plugin. Nb : (p) means the feature is available with an additional plugin.
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= Detailed analysis =

== Elisa ==

== Freevo ==

== MythTV ==

== MMS ==

== LinuxMCE ==

== GeeXboX ==
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 * GeexBox has not been considered since it's a distribution, not a software.
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 * LinuxMCE is more that just a Media Center. It can manage your whole house. So that's also a problem cause the installer comes with all its stuff (to manage the whole house) and at the end you're lost in all those functionalities ( and the software becomes unusable ).  * LinuxMCE is more than just a Media Center. It can manage your whole house. So that's also a problem cause the installer comes with all its stuff (to manage the whole house) and, at the end, you're lost in all those functionalities ( and the software becomes unusable ).
 * My Media System (mms) also have a kind of plug in approach. It wrappes existing players and supports LIRC. However, it doesn't do a special job apart being an interface to existing players. I didn't find a way to select set up the player. It's easy installable and testable. I propose you do.

This page sums up the state of the art on the Linux Media Center subject.

This will allow the Ubuntu Media Center Team to have a clear vision for the software choice.

Supported features

Name

Type

TV

Movies

Music

Pictures

Games

Effects

Additional plugins

[http://www.fluendo.com/elisa/index.php Elisa]

Software

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

[http://freevo.sourceforge.net Freevo]

Software

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (p)

No

Yes

[http://www.mythtv.org MythTV]

Software

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (p)

Yes

[http://www.mymediasystem.com My Media System]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

yes

[http://linuxmce.com LinuxMCE]

Distro

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

[http://www.geexbox.org GeeXboX]

Distro

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nb : (p) means the feature is available with an additional plugin.

Detailed analysis

Elisa

Freevo

MythTV

MMS

LinuxMCE

GeeXboX

Notes

  • non [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS FLOSS] software have been discarded:

    • SageTV
  • GeeXboX teams up with freevo for LiveCD/distro.
  • LinuxMCE is more than just a Media Center. It can manage your whole house. So that's also a problem cause the installer comes with all its stuff (to manage the whole house) and, at the end, you're lost in all those functionalities ( and the software becomes unusable ).
  • My Media System (mms) also have a kind of plug in approach. It wrappes existing players and supports LIRC. However, it doesn't do a special job apart being an interface to existing players. I didn't find a way to select set up the player. It's easy installable and testable. I propose you do.

Useful external links

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