Re: Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The MVP presents a TV menu, but is controlled by an IR remote.  You
could
use Girder or similar to interface with your common GUI.

If already using xPL  then why not use the USB UIRT and xPL Uirt ??

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:40 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch


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> From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
> > The Exstreamer has a web-based UI.
>
> IIRC, it also has an xPL interface, which could be used with Xlobby or
something similar.
>
> > The MediaMVP is controlled via a TV menu.
>
> The MVP presents a TV menu, but is controlled by an IR remote.  You
could
use Girder or similar to interface with your common GUI.
>
> > A Media Center PC would no doubt have both.  Throw in some other
HA
> > devices and you have a right mish-mash of interfaces.  What I
would like
is
> > a unified front end that ideally would run on something a bit
bigger
than a
> > PDA (but a PDA would have to do for now, I suppose).  The xPL
stuff is
> > heading that way, but it's going to be a while before it's at the
stage
of
> > being as polished as Xlobby.
>
> I'm no hardware know-it-all, so I'm not aware of a device a little
bigger
than a PDA.  However, to have a unified front end, you need a GUI with a
flexible back end.  Xlobby does do this (on a PC screen and a PDA screen),
and can interface with almost anything.  There's nothing that will just
work
though.  It will require some work to get it right.  Of course, if
everything is xAP/xPL, you should be able to plug'n'play, especially with
the xAP interface in the pipeline for Xlobby.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
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