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| || || |||||||||||||| Supported features || || 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/ || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || yes || || || || 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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| = Detailed analysis = == Elisa == == Freevo == == MythTV == == MMS == == LinuxMCE == * See http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=mainDownload&package=0 to have an overview of every package installed by LinuxMCE[[FootNote(From time to time, we'll use the name '''Pluto''' referring to the GPL part of Pluto which has be entirely copied by LinuxMCE project)]]. The dependencies are hell ! To me the most interesting things is the '''Pluto Core Programs''' section. If Pluto is the software we choose, we should get in touch with their developers to get help developing a lighter version and to use the maximum of Ubuntu capabilities, not to have drivers packages installed by Pluto. == 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 ). * 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 beeing 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. |
* 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.
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Supported features |
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Name |
Type |
TV |
Movies |
Music |
Pictures |
Games |
Effects |
Additional plugins |
Software |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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[http://freevo.sourceforge.net Freevo] |
Software |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (p) |
No |
Yes |
[http://www.mythtv.org MythTV] |
Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (p) |
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Yes |
[http://www.mymediasystem.com My Media System] |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
yes |
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[http://linuxmce.com LinuxMCE] |
Distro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
[http://www.geexbox.org GeeXboX] |
Distro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Nb : (p) means the feature is available with an additional plugin.
Detailed analysis
Elisa
Freevo
MythTV
MMS
LinuxMCE
See http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=mainDownload&package=0 to have an overview of every package installed by LinuxMCEFootNote(From time to time, we'll use the name '''Pluto''' referring to the GPL part of Pluto which has be entirely copied by LinuxMCE project). The dependencies are hell ! To me the most interesting things is the Pluto Core Programs section. If Pluto is the software we choose, we should get in touch with their developers to get help developing a lighter version and to use the maximum of Ubuntu capabilities, not to have drivers packages installed by Pluto.
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
[http://www.homemedia.fr/articles-tests-guides/65-6-logiciels-Media-center-testes-lequel-choisir-0.html Media Center test] (french)
[http://wattazoum.fr/spip.php?article56 A spec definition of a Media Center]
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