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).
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
If I didn't have a DVD player already I think I'd be buying one of these to play with.
J.
On Sunday, Sep 14, 2003, at 17:40 Europe/London, Jonathan McDowell 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:
Those were over at ebuyer as well. Some people reported they are nice but wait until newer models comes out in september. So it's september now and few more crops up. Nice but I wouldn't get one just yet.
C
--
- Craig - http://www.wizball.co.uk "Simplicity, the best way to approach life"
At the last Forum meeting we chatted about a couple of new consumer devices, one being DVD players (DivX and maybe Linux powered?). The other was the Linksys "Wireless-B Media Adapter" - a wireless link from a PC to a TV and Hi-Fi. Info sheet at...
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
I would be supprised if they are Linux powered, they are so cheap and limited in function.
I think you should have a look at the chipset makers pages
http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products/em8500.htm
Regards
Owen
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
If I didn't have a DVD player already I think I'd be buying one of these to play with.
J.
-- I'm an a**h**e, I'm an a**h**e, | .''`. Debian GNU/Linux Developer I'm a real f**king a**h**e. | : :' : Happy to accept PGP signed | `. `' or encrypted mail - RSA + | `- DSA keys on the keyservers.
main@lists.alug.org.uk http://www.alug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above!
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.
-
Craig -
Graham Trott -
Jonathan McDowell -
owen.churchcowley