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--- title: MediaCentre --- Project to create a low-cost HD home media network # Requirements and Features * Silent [Front End][1] * [Back End][2] storage and video-capture * [5.1 surround audio][3] * [720p][4] [HD TV][5] * [Projector][6] * Later Blu-ray and HD-DVD playback * [Multi-room audio playback][7] * [Multi-renderer media centre][8] * [UPnP][9] support * Online [Catalogue][10] * Universal [Remote Control][11] * [Voice Recognition][12] * [Home Automation][13] integration * Arcade and console [Games][14] # Research * [Network Receivers][15] # Status ## Renderers | Device | Video AVI | Video VOB | Video MKV | Video MP4 | Video DVD | Video HD | Video meta | Video SRT (AVI) | Video SRT (MP4) | Music | Album art | Photos | |:------------------ | --------- | --------- | --------- | ---------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------- | --------------- | ---------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ------ | | [OSMC][17] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | | [XiosDS][18] XBMC | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | | [AppleTV][19] XBMC | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | | [MotoG][20] | yes | | | yes | | | | | | | | | | [ZteBlade][21] | yes | | | yes | | | | | | | | | | [MotoG5][22] | ?? | | | ?? | | | | | | | | | ## Controllers | Device | See Renderers | Multi-R[1][23] | Synchronous-R[2][24] | |:----------------- | ------------- | -------------- | -------------------- | | [KindleFire7][25] | yes | yes | | | [TescoHudl2][26] | yes | yes | | | [MotoG5][22] | no | yes | | 1 Is it easy to switch between multiple renderers? [⇑][27] 2 Can the same stream be sent to multiple renderers simultaneously? [⇑][28] # Obsolete Devices ## Renderers | Device | Video AVI | Video VOB | Video MKV | Video MP4 | Video DVD | Video HD | Video meta | Video SRT (AVI) | Video SRT (MP4) | Music | Album art | Photos | |:------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------- | --------------- | ---------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ------ | | [Archos80Cobalt][29] XBMC | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | | [MythTV][19] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | ? | yes | | | | [AppleTV][30] | ~ | yes | yes[1][31] | yes | ~[2][32] | no | no | yes | no | yes | yes | | | [Boxee][33] | yes | ? | ? | yes | ? | no | ? | ? | ? | yes | yes | yes | | MediaCloud | yes | yes | | yes | no | no | no | ? | ? | no | no | no | | [PS3][35] | ~[3][36] | no | no | yes[4][37] | no | ? | no | no | no | mp3 | no | yes | | [N770][38] | yes[5][39] | no | no | no [6][40] | no | no | no | - | - | yes | no | yes | 1 Some dropped frames, seek issues [⇑][41] 2 NitoTV works sometimes [⇑][43] 3 Only some [⇑][44] 4 But some issues [⇑][45] 5 transcoded [⇑][46] 6 Needs per-device transcoding [⇑][47] ## Controllers | Device | See Renderers | Multi-R | Synchronous-R | |:-------------------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------- | | [N770][38] | | | | | [MotoG][20] | no | yes | | | [ZteBlade][21] | | | | | [Archos80Cobalt][29] | yes | yes | | [1]: FrontEnd [2]: BackEnd [3]: SurroundSound [4]: HD [5]: HDTV [6]: HDProjector [7]: MultiRoomAudio [8]: MultiRoomVideo [9]: UPnP [10]: Catalogue [11]: RemoteControl [12]: VoiceRecognition [13]: /Network/HomeAutomation [14]: Games [15]: NetworkReceivers [17]: OSMC [18]: XiosDS [19]: /AppleTV/Linux [20]: /Tech/MotoG [21]: /Tech/ZteBlade [22]: /Tech/MotoG5 [23]: #fn1_1 [24]: #fn1_2 [25]: KindleFire7 [26]: TescoHudl2 [27]: #fnr1_1 [28]: #fnr1_2 [29]: Archos80Cobalt [30]: /AppleTV/Frontrow [31]: #fn2_1 [32]: #fn2_2 [33]: /AppleTV/Boxee [35]: PS3 [36]: #fn2_3 [37]: #fn2_4 [38]: N770 [39]: #fn2_5 [40]: #fn2_6 [41]: #fnr2_1 [43]: #fnr2_2 [44]: #fnr2_3 [45]: #fnr2_4 [46]: #fnr2_5 [47]: #fnr2_6 <!-- vim: filetype=markdown -->
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# SideBar * [Home][1] * [Projects][2] * * * <!-- --> * [Code][3] * [Tech][4] * [Network][5] * [MediaCentre][6] * [UAV][7] * * * <!-- --> * [Travel][8] * [Music][9] * [Horse Riding][10] * [Study][11] * [Games][12] * [Other Activities][13] * * * <!-- --> * [Car][14] * [House][15] * [Watch][16] * [Clothing][17] * [Miscellany][18] * * * [1]: /Home [2]: /Projects [3]: /Code/Code [4]: /Tech/Tech [5]: /Network/Network [6]: /MediaCentre/MediaCentre [7]: /UAV/UAV [8]: /Travel/Travel [9]: /Music/Music [10]: /HorseRiding/HorseRiding [11]: /Study/Study [12]: /Games/Games [13]: /Do/Do [14]: /Car/Car [15]: /House/House [16]: /Watch/Watch [17]: /Clothing/Clothing [18]: /Miscellany/Miscellany <!-- vim: filetype=markdown -->
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