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Is there any interest in getting XBMC to run on a modded Linksys/Netgear/etc set top box?
OpenWRT is an open source 3rd part firmware for routers, so firmware for video devices is a natural move. With Linux XBMC, there could be disto specifically for set top boxes.
Something to think about...
Unbehagen
2007-09-30, 23:20
Isn't OpenWRT especially for routers and because of that contains mostly router functions? Why should those two marry? Shouldn't a multimedia software come together with a slick multimedia distro?
Isn't OpenWRT especially for routers and because of that contains mostly router functions? Why should those two marry? Shouldn't a multimedia software come together with a slick multimedia distro?
Not so much routers as much as embedded devices where stability and disk space are a concern. My idea it to put XBMC on something like a Netgear EVA700. For that, a distro for embedded platforms is important.
There actually aren't that many routing functions built into OpenWRT. Mainly, there are kernel options that are shut off so it's lightweight.
FlappySocks
2007-10-01, 23:53
My idea it to put XBMC on something like a Netgear EVA700. For that, a distro for embedded platforms is important.
The Netgear doesn't do HiDef. You may as well use a chipped XBox.
AppleTV, or MacMini may be a better choice.
I think the developers are concentrating on getting XBMC to work on a standard X86 Linux platform, and then spinoff projects, such as AppleTV and PS3 will follow.
Video drivers are the biggest problem - mpeg2 is about the only thing thats accelerated in the Linux. Hopefully something will come out of Nvidia, ATI or Intel soon.