Linux MCE??

[gapplewagen]

Does this actually exist? I can't seem to find out much about it other than what was on digg today.

The digg link today:
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Linux_MCE_Whole_house_media

Video link:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...77313460&hl=en

The site is down as of writing this.
http://www.linuxmce.com/

It looks amazing.

[prizrak]

You can install MythTV on just about any distro. There are a few distros that come as an HTPC install.

[gapplewagen]

You can install MythTV on just about any distro. There are a few distros that come as an HTPC install.

I'm not talking about MythTV... I already run 2 Myth boxes. Watch the video. It apparently integrates some of Myth but it is it's own system. Vaporware or real?

[prizrak]

I did watch the video but it was fairly long and somewhat confusing switching between Win and Lin.

[newlinux]

what's in that video is certainly not Mythtv. I saw this too, and I hope this is real. looks cool.

From what little I can gather, it may be based on Pluto:

http://plutohome.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

[bastiegast]

I watched the movie and I don't know what to think of this. The guy says with a straight face linux will automatically turn the tv on, detect your bluetooth phone so you can use it as a remote(wtf?), it will detect all media in the entire house(wtf??), and you can control all the lights in your entire house(...) and on top of that: without any configuration??

Did I miss something or is this just plain nonsense?

[ixus_123]

I've been able to use my bluetooth mobile phone as a remote since the first incarnation of Mac os X version 10.2 to control iTunes, power point, video players etc with the wonderful free software called Clicker.

I think pluto handles the rest. I just googled pluto & it looks pretty damn impressive - I wish I had my own house to install a system like that

[smeagol]

It is based on Pluto code, for more read here: http://wiki.linuxmce.com/index.php/History

I saw the Digg post and thought 'oh great another MythTV distro...', but it is completely different, yet I believe includes MythTV code. Since it is based on a commercial project, it should have some more maturity/stability than the other MythTV options out there. The latest Knoppmyth release really made life difficult on me. I ain't complaining, as you get what you pay for, and I'm not a developer... but I'd like to think that setting up a Linux media center should be way easier than it is currently. I'll be waiting for a valid download link and will be sure to give it a test. I've got a newly built system just waiting for some software.

[%hMa@?b<C]

Get a wiimote, check wiili.org, there are some pretty good tutorials, use that as your mce remote
I use my remote for browsing tv-links.co.uk from my couch on my 19" widescreen
(i dont have a wii though )

[Mateo]

Mythtv is not a media center, it's a PVR.