Media Director SD

[philippefs35]

Good day,

What would be the cheapest media director to read various video formats (mpeg2, mpeg4, etc.) with simple TV-OUT (7 pin s-video?) capabilities and probably UI2 capabilities for an SD television? I can also build a box myself if it comes cheaper...

Thank you very much,
Philippe

[tschak909]

The MSI Media Live is supported wonderfully out of the box, and can provide a solid upgrade path to HD.

-Thom

[superfro]

The MSI Media Live is great, it looks nice, just slap a processor and ram in it, enable the boot rom option on the bios... plug it in and turn it on.... just patience while its building the image and 1 quick reload on the core and its up and running.... 1 minor tweak to the web interface to get the lcd running.

Definitely a viable option.  I know newegg carries them.... Don't buy from provantage though.

[bulek]

The MSI Media Live is great, it looks nice, just slap a processor and ram in it, enable the boot rom option on the bios... plug it in and turn it on.... just patience while its building the image and 1 quick reload on the core and its up and running.... 1 minor tweak to the web interface to get the lcd running.

Definitely a viable option.  I know newegg carries them.... Don't buy from provantage though.

Hi,

I'd kindly for some more info about MSI MEdia live :
- you're talking about MSI Media Live barebone (whole system including case) ?
- if yes, is there also motherboard alone that would be the same as in barebone to be used in other cases ? I already have a case, and am seeking for well supported motherboard...

Thanks in advance,

regards,

Bulek.

[tschak909]

Yes, the barebone, which is based on the (now no longer sold) MS-7329 multimedia motherboard.

-Thom

[hari]

bulek: this is documented in the wiki: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/MSI_Media_Live_Mainboard

br, Hari

[philippefs35]

By budget's really kind of tight. Aren't there any cheaper solution? If you add tuner cards to the pack, taxes, shipping, etc. for three TVs... it's about 2000$. The MSI Wind PC seems like a good option, do any of you have suggestions for the connexion with the SD TVs? Furthermore, is an old 700mhz HP computer enough for a core, considering that I'll probably be recording or watching at least four feeds at the same time?

Thanks,
Philippe

[grepico]

I wanted to try one of these but everyone is saying it's discontinued.

Anybody know anything about this, is it a dead product, is a replacement coming out, anything?

[tschak909]

The MSI Media Live is still at Newegg.

-Thom

[grepico]

I only see the mobo's on newegg, not the barebone machine.  Would you be kind enough to post a link to the barebone?

[tschak909]

oh holy shit. Damn, they're gone... my bad :-/

-Thom

[philippefs35]

I found it on the Canadian site though... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167020
Any thoughts for a cheaper MD?

[superfro]

Oh wow, they're gone off newegg....  Few other places too! .... Hmm... there's 1 on ebay at the moment...

I guess they discontinued them, and they're selling the motherboards, what a shame its a nice looking case/package.

Taking another look at ebay the guy selling them says 'More than 10 available ' in Quantity, get em before their extinct!

[totallymaxed]

oh holy shit. Damn, they're gone... my bad :-/

-Thom

The Media Live Barebones was discontinued several months back... but there were a load in the channel so they are only now getting hard to find.

Andrew