Koolu.com

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Jon 'maddog' Hall <maddog at li.org>:

> On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 10:42 -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> So, can this device decode and display 720p and 1080i HD content?
>>
>> -derek
>>
> This box is being shown as a front end to MythTV. Koolu would normally
> recommend their box as part of a "thin client" solution, with a larger
> server doing the capture, decoding and then feeding the front end either
> wired or wireless.

What I'm thinking about is a MythTV Frontend.  I've already got a
MythTV backend.  But I wanted to make sure the box was powerful enough
to not just be a MythTV Frontend but also be able to take 1080i and
720p HDTV from the MythTV Backend and decode/display the HD TV shows.

Unfortunately you didn't answer my question about whether the KoolU can
decode and display 720p and 1080i HDTV.

> For example, this box has no connection for either OTA or Cable.  You
> could buy a device that fits into the USB port that would do that
> capture and decoding, but this system box is meant to be the quiet thing
> in your room that allows you to display the TV, but also access an
> Ubuntu desktop, do VoIP, etc.

Does the box have a 10/100/1000 UTP port?  Or is the only connection via
802.11?   Is the 802.11 only b/g or does it support 802.11(a)?

> Still, that takes a bit of CPU power, just to be the front end.  Our
> Technical Director spent some time improving the X-server that came with
> Ubuntu to make it be able to playback the video stream the way you saw
> it, and still have enough power left over to handle VoIP calls, etc.

Indeed, and takes even more power to decode HD... Hense my question :)
I wouldn't want to shell out $300 for a device only to find out that
no, it can't actually play HD content.

> md

Thanks!

-derek

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