On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 07:26:15PM +0100, owen. churchcowley wrote:
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:40:33 +0100 Jonathan McDowell noodles@earth.li wrote:
I mentioned this at the Forum on Thursday and people asked for more info.
The new crop of EM8500 DVD players (the ones that are fairly cheap and support DivX) seem to be powered by Linux. You can get these for aruond £120, for example at:
http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/Hardware_Section__.html
(the LiteOn LVD-2001 about half way down).
Are we talking the same thing?
{HA 441} LiteOn Multi-format DVD/MP3/WMA/DIVX/VCD/CDR/DVDR & RW/CD Player
Yes.
I would be supprised if they are Linux powered, they are so cheap and limited in function.
I don't think they're that limited. Looks like they do a reasonable job of playing DVDs and DivXs. Which is what you expect from a DVD player really. Not a lot different than using Linux for the TiVO; provides you with a base OS which you can then run an app on without the average person needing to care what's underneath.
I think you should have a look at the chipset makers pages
I already mentioned this link. Did you look at any of the links I provided? How about:
http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products/DVD8500_features_specifications.htm
where Sigma clearly state you need a Linux box for the development kit.
LiteOn's page for the player: http://www.liteonit.com/DC/english/lvd_2001.htm Sigma's development kit is Linux based: http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products/em8500.htm Some info about other EM8500 players: http://www.duke.edu/~java32/bravo/bravohacking.html
J.