new user looking for plug-in suggestions.

[teddy3501]

hi everyone. i'm in the midst of building my dream pvr. here's what i'm hoping gb-pvr can do for me besides recording and pausing tv.

1. browse and play back my dvd collection that has been backed up as iso
2. browse and play back mp3s and playlists
3. browse and show pictures
4. picture slide shows with music background and transition fades
5. browse and play back a variety of multimedia files (avi, mpg, wmv, etc)

these are the core functions i'm hoping gb-pvr can do (everything else it can do will be icing on the cake). could you kind users please suggest plug-ins for the above? i would like to get a good sense of the better plug-ins available so i don't have to try each one and end up messing up my installation.

thanks!

[daphatty]

1. I think Video Archive or Xrecord (never used the latter) can do this.
2. Support is built-in to GBPVR for this. There are a plethora of plug-ins you can use as well.
3. My Pictures plug-in.
4. My Pictures + any music plug-in. You basically have to load your playlist first and then go to My Pictures and start your slide show. No one has integrated such a feature (although I've asked for it!)
5. Native support in GBPVR.

I suggest you spend some time over at the wiki (link is on homepage.) There are a TON of plug-ins that should satisfy your needs and then some.