Advantages of GBPVR

[mvallevand]

I am trying to summarize why I think GBPVR on the NMT is better then the standard applications and I'd appreciate some comments. I think sub is being modest when he says that it needs the PVR to get full benefits. I'm probably missing some things

. Media Centre advantages without a capture card

a. Interface

- faster more colourful default interface, custom skining available too
- paging through large directories (with prev and next key) especially on shares is noticably faster
- http access to all files as fast as MyiHome, llink.
- access to multiple drives and share without changing Media Source
- access to DVD without changing Media Source
- maintain video libraries (delete, transcode etc)

- selectable Album/Video Art view mode
- several plugins provide enhanced presentation of video collections

- interface available on host pc, client pcs, Syabas NMT-based devices and Hauppauge MVP.

b. Improved Photo & Slide show

- faster transitions
- no black screens
- EXIF support
- several selectable view modes

c. Audio feature

- Shuffle Play or Play All with near gapless playback
- ML2 plugin provides playlist play, and jukebox random play across all drives and shares

d. Video

- IPTV support via plugin through ubustream

e. Internet Radio

- Shoutcast play by genre or by stored favourites
- access to mp3 and AAC audio streams
- Microsoft and Real Audio stream available through uburadio plugins
- Sirius available through ubustream
- screensaver (when HDMI audio is not used)

f. Great support at forums.gbpvr.com

2. Additional PVR advantages with a capture card

- HD and SD capture OTA, Satellite and cable. including (DVB-S, DVB-T, QAM, ATSC)
- Hauppauge HD-PVR support for HD recording from any component source
- plugin access to other satellite video source ie dreambox
- multiple card support
- great support at forums.gbpvr.com
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for recording content.
- LiveTV mode (including pause)
- Time shift ( watching in-progress recordings even from multiple source)
- digital audio from satellite (via the DVB-T Radio plugin)
- digital audio from cable (via manual entry)
- recordings interface group by show
- search for shows

3. Future enhancements with Syabas support

- comskip (commercial skip)
- resume function for video (across all machines)

4. Did I mention great support at forums.gbpvr.com

- sub (need I say more)
- large knowledgeable community who are patient and eager to help

Martin

[psycik]

Plugin architecture, if it's not already covert by gbpvr/pch, then it can be added using DotNet (is a plus for some people).

[psycik]

ML2 - Album art (lots o people want this) and tag reading

GBPVR music library - album art and MP3 tag reading (not sure about the other types).

[mvallevand]

How does ML2's album art and tag reading improve on the built in Album Art today?

Martin

[Lindsay]

You forgot, "Great support from Martin"!!!

[mvallevand]

You forgot, "Great support from Martin"!!!

Thanks, but if Syabas made it easy you wouldn't even need me.

Martin

[psycik]

How does ML2's album art and tag reading improve on the built in Album Art today?

Martin

I think (sub will have to confirm) only uses Jpg files in the folder, where I do embedded as well - from MP3 and some of the other format.

[mvallevand]

I think (sub will have to confirm) only uses Jpg files in the folder, where I do embedded as well - from MP3 and some of the other format.

Not having any album art I'm not sure, but I thought the real use of album art was during music play which is missing on the NMT right now. However I realize that artist and tag genre across all driver is a big plus.

Martin

[ryanmc]

callerid, video conversion/transcode, files manipulation via files plugin, loading media to psp via files plugin, loading media to portable device via files plugin, running custom tasks.

[martint123]

Certainly the painless expandability via plugins is a major selling point.

Once the nausea of getting the emulation running on the PCH is done, the rest "just works"