I have a 65 inch rear projection Hitachi Ultravision Digital television with a DVI/HDTV input. I assume that a Linux based set top box if one exists will connect to the television through the DVI port. I want to stream videos that are loaded onto a local (private) Linux based file server. I also want to be able to stream say online television stations that aren't affordably available any other way to this television. I want to be able to replace the traditional VCR by allowing the set top box to record over network onto the file server.
I'm intending using Grex to dub commercial VHS tapes to DVD and then somehow image those DVDs onto a hard disk. If a Linux based set top box that comes with remote capable of doing what I want exists on the market, why build one? How much cpu power is necessary? How much onboard memory? Do I need an HDMI output port? What kind of video card is needed? What is the smallest computer if I have to build my own set top box that I can use? Will something from pcengines.ch work or do I have to look elsewhere? ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
