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Idea #19771: Mythbuntu needs the streaming support Boxee is so good at.

Written by dauter the 11 May 09 at 20:10. Related project: Mythbuntu. Category: Additional software. Status: New
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MythTV needs a good streaming video option, which Boxee provides.
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Solution #1: Add Boxee installation support to the MythBuntu setup menu
Written by dauter the 11 May 09 at 20:10.
It would be very nice to have MythBuntu do the work of adding the appropriate menu items just like it (Boxee) was any other MythTV helper application. (think Xine)

To be most useful, MythBuntu would add the appropriate menu items to the MythTV menus, setup the correct remote mapping for Boxee and install the correct repositories so that Boxee installs correctly.

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cheesehead (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 18 May 09 at 21:50
A related idea for incorporating Boxee into an Ubuntu Media Center is at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/5121/

tgm4883 wrote on the 20 May 09 at 21:16
Maybe once Boxee gives some love to AMD64 users. Until then, Boxee will not be supported in Mythbuntu. (It might not be supported afterward either, but no AMD64 support is a deal breaker). And by AMD64 support, I don't mean chroots or other hacks, I mean native 64-bit support.

rhpot1991 wrote on the 18 Jun 09 at 13:17
I agree with tgm4883 about AMD64 support. There may be some questionable legality involved as well.

DrH wrote on the 16 Aug 09 at 17:27
Boxee isn't for everyone. I tried it and didn't like it. The GUI interface was slick and great. I didn't like the social aspect of it. I have no interest in sharing my video interest with others and I have no interest in knowing others video interests.

I do agree with the rationale that an up-to-date streaming video application is urgently needed, even if it isn't able to stream proprietary video sources (e.g., hulu). There are plenty of other video sources that has decent content and can be found here.

https://miroguide.com/

dauter wrote on the 7 Jan 10 at 21:19
Boxee will now work on 64-bit Ubuntu natively!! Love given, apparently. How about adding this to Mythbuntu now?

As stated by DrH, an up-todate streaming video application is urgently needed. As a long-time MythTV user, I find that more and more of my viewing is streamed (via Boxee and manually integrated with MythTV).

Currently, Boxee seems to be the easiest and best way to add this to Mythbuntu.


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