MMS Systems
This page is for showing systems that are running MMS, on which Hardware, and with which software. Pictures are Welcome !
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arj
arj's MMS System :
Hardware : - CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3000+ - Memory : 1024 Mb SDRAM - Video Output : Radeon 8500 - Audio Output : Audiotrak MAYA EX5 - Control : Hauppauge remote control (from pvr250) - TV card: Hauppauge PVR150 + Hauppauge PVR250 - Projector: Sanyo PLV-Z4
Software : - Gentoo - Audio Player : Alsaplayer - Video Player : MPlayer/cxfe
Esprit
First Esprit's MMS System :
Hardware : - CPU : AMD Duron 950 - Memory : 128 Mb SDRAM - Video Output : Hollywood Plus Card (DXR3) - Audio Output : N/A (using the H+ audio output) - Control : Lirc IR module + remote
Software : - Debian Testing (Lenny actually) - Audio Player : Alsaplayer - Video Player : MPlayer (dxr3)
Esprit's MMS System on Zenega :
Hardware : T-Online S100 ( Zenega ) - CPU : Celeron M 733Mhz - Memory : 128 Mb SDRAM - Video Output : Zenega integrated S-Video (SDL / Xorg) - Audio Output : Zenega integrated RCA audio output - Control : integrated Zenega Lirc + Zenega remote
Software : - Debian Stable (Etch actually) - Audio Player : Alsaplayer - Video Player : MPlayer (xv)
Acmelabs
Acmelabs' MMS System #1:
Hardware :
- CPU : AMD Sempron 2800+
- Memory: 512 MB DDR
- Video Output #1: DVB-FF over PAL/SCART (VDR)
SkyStar II (budget)
- Video Output #2: nVidia 5200 over VGA (MMS)
- Audio Output : S/PDIF and DVB-Coax out
- Control : Remote Lirc via Server
- TV-Set: Gericom 30"
Software : - Kannotix w/ 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 (own minimal-Kernel-config) - Audio Player: Alsaplayer - Video Player : MPlayer
Features : - Suspend to RAM: up in 13secs via Remote - Media over NFS
'Acmelabs' MMS System #2: (Testing-System)
Hardware :
- CPU : AMD Sempron 2800+
- Memory: 1GB DDR
- Video Output #1: DVB-FF over PAL/SCART (VDR)
SkyStar II (budget)
- Video Output #2: nVidia 5200 over VGA (MMS)
- Audio Output : analog out
- Control : local lirc controller
- TV-Set: 19" TFT Montitor and 24" Sony CRT
Software : - Ubuntu/Edgy w/ 2.6.18.2 (own minimal-Kernel-config) - Audio Player: Alsaplayer - Video Player : MPlayer
Features : - Suspend to RAM: up in 13secs via Remote - Media over NFS
Uatschitchun
Uatschitchun's MMS System :
Livingroom-Hardware (Hermes Barebone): - CPU : Celeron 2.0 Ghz - Memory : 256 MB DDR - Video Output : SIS 65x/M650/740 (onboard) - Audio Output : SIS (onboard) - Control : Multiremote MD41169 (Aldi ;) - TV card: FF-DVB-s TT 1.3 - normal TV + 2* Sony-PSOne-TFT
Software : - Debian Sarge - VDR 1.4.9 Tobi (recompiled) - via FF-DVB - MMS 1.1.0 (Alsaplayer, MPlayer/cxfe) - via SIS's TV-Out
Thx to the 2 little TFTs (1 is placed next to the TV as status-display running graphtft-plugin/MMS, the other one is sitting in the kitchen) I've got several possibilities to run VDR & MMS. The TFTs are connected to TV-Out of the graphic card. I'm able to run 2 outputs at the same time: TV+TFT or TFT+TFT With this setup the following scenarios are possible:
Plain VDR: Running just VDR gives TV to TV-set and graphtft to TFT next to it. It's possible to put TV onto the TFT (fbtv), too ... so I can watch TV on kictchen's TFT while cooking ;)
VDR+MMS: I start MMS from within VDR cause VDR is started at bootup. Cause of the TFT I don't have to switch on TV to use VDR or start MMS. MMS startup does the following: Suspends Graphtft via svdrp-command (MMS does not update the full screen, so it has to be suspended), set's VDR's min-user-activity to '0' to prevent VDR from shutting down while MMS is running, start MMS on X. MMS uses it's own lirc-set so I'm able to control both VDR & MMS individualy. MMS shutdown does these things vice-versa: shutdown MMS, activate Graphtft and set min-user-activity to '180' again (this has to be <> '0' for to make VDR shutdown after wakeup for recording)
As mentioned before, I can use TV+TFT & TFT+TFT. So MMS could go to TV+TFT or to TFT+TFT. Cause of having the IR-Receiver placed central, I'm able to control MMS from living-room and from the kitchen (have a separate little remote in the kitchen to control basic MMS-functions like volume, skip, add, etc.)
Further Hardware
Server running 24/7 - VDR for Recordings & providing second card to living-room (streamdev), Streaming to laptop (xineliboutput), MediaMVP in bedroom - Fileserver - FTP-Server - constant running MMS for to listen to music whenever I want without turning on a system and waiting for it to be booted (separate Amp + conected to living-room's amp => music in the main rooms)
Laptop 1.7 PentiumM - My "workstation" - Running MMS and TV (vdr-sxfe) to watch TV or listen to music inthe garden at grilltime or outdoor-parties ;) via WLAN
I've provided some pictures of the various scenarios:
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Parti
Parti's MMS System :
How To Hardware : - Asus Pundit P1-AH2 - CPU : AMD Semperon 3400+ - Memory : 512 Mb DDR2 - Video Output : Geforce 6150 onboard (SDL / Xorg) - Audio Output : Onboard - Control : Medion 81035 - TV: Medion 16:9
Software : - Ubuntu Feisty (command line install) - Audio Player : Alsaplayer - Video Player : Xine
loswillios
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Hardware : - FSC xenic something (xs?) - CPU : Pentium IV 1.6Ghz - Memory : 256 MB SDRAM - Video Output : DXR3 - Audio Output : DXR3 - TV: oldschool :)
Software : - Arch Linux - Audio Player : Alsaplayer - Video Player : Mplayer
Oberstpicki
Oberstpicki's MMS :
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Hardware : - Board: Asus P4PE - CPU : Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz - Memory : 1Gb DDR-RAM - Video Output : Geforce N7600GS, DVI to HDMI - Audio Output : spdif, Kenwood receiver - Control : rf keyboard with touchpad - TV: Samsung 40" LCD
Software : - Ubuntu 7.10 gutsy - Audio Player : Alsaplayer - Video Player : MPlayer - Media over NFS
Lake-end
Lake-end's MMS :
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Hardware : - Case: Silverstone LC20M - Board: GA-P35-DS3R(rev.1) - CPU : Intel Pentium (dual core) E2180 @ 3.0ghz - Memory : 2Gb DDR2-RAM - Video Output : Geforce 6800GS, DVI to HDMI - DVB Card: 2x Technotrend Premium Hybrid C2300 - Harddrives: 2x320gb Seagate in RAID1 and 500gb Seagate for DVB recordings - Audio Output : MB integrated analog sound, stereo 2.0 - Control : Iolo Scorpius and Logitech Harmony 555 - TV: Mirai 42" LCD - Otherstuff in picture: Xbox, CD-carousel, amp, Sennheiser wireless headphones, Warferdale speakers
Software : - Gentoo - Audio Player : Xine - Video Player : MPlayer - Media over CIFS - DVB with VDR and Xineliboutput
zypher
zypher's MMS System :
Hardware : - System: Fujitsu-Siemens Scenic E600 - CPU : Intel Celeron 2,66Ghz (ondemand 666Mhz - 2666Mhz) - Memory : 512 Mb DDR-RAM - Harddrives: 1x40GB Fujitsu 2,5" (system) + 2x250GB Samsung Spinpoint (data, mostly asleep) - Video Output : Sigma Designs, Inc. REALmagic Hollywood Plus (DXR3) - Audio Output : DXR3 - Control : Medion X10 - TV card: Terratec 1200 PCI DVB-T, Terratec cinergyT2 DVB-T - TV : Sony Triniton
Software : - Gentoo (~x86) - Audio Player : Xine - Video Player : MPlayer - DVB : VDR 1.6 + streamdev + xineliboutput + vdr-fbfe
Felix
Felix's MMS System :
Hardware : - CPU : Intel Core2Duo E8400 3Ghz - Mainboard: Asus p5q - Memory : 2 GB - Video Output : MSI N9500GT-MD512Z/D2 (Nvidia 9500GT) - Control : Philips Pronto RU 940, Logitech Dinovo Edge - TV card: 2x Technotrend DVB-S budget - Projector: Sanyo PLV-Z3 - TV: Sanyo 32" FullHD LCD - Surroundreceiver: Onkyo TX-SR 805 - Speakers: KEF IQ series, Canton Plus Beta Subwoofer
Software : - Debian Testing - Audio Player: Alsaplayer - Video Player: MPlayer/Xine (both vdpau enabled) - VDR: VDR 1.6 with xineliboutput and vdr-sxfe
System Setup
The whole system can be controlled with the Pronto remote. I made some macros and created a "task oriented" config on the remote so that someone who doesn't know the details still can watch TV/films or listen to music. The wirless keyboard is only used for maintenance and IMDB search.
The hardware is oversized as I wanted to be able to decode HD-content on the CPU as fallback if something goes wrong with Nvidias vdpau. However vdpau has become quite stable and I haven't seen a problem with H264 content for a while. The CPU sits a 2-5 % when watching 1080p and thanks to the xresswitch capability from lorenzodes 1080p@24 playback is supersmooth with near to no microstutters in in the picture.
Video and sound always goes via HDMI through the Onkyo Receiver, the TV and projector are hooked up with a HDMI-splitter, so switching between them is easy. All in all I'm very pleased with the setup and thanks to MMS it's really easy to use, even for pepole who don't know what all the stuff on the shelf is used for :-).
magicamun
Lutz's MMS System :
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Hardware : - CPU : AMD Athlon64X2 5600+ - Mainboard: Asus M3N78-EM - Memory : 4 GB - Video Output : OnBoard (Nvidia 8300) - maybe i change that - HD is not playing well right now - TV card: 2x Technotrend DVB-S2-3200 - Surroundreceiver: Harman Kardon AVR 3550 - Speakers: Canton
Remote(s) : - Atric IR-Einschalter + Microsoft Vista Remote - Logitech diNovo Edge
Case : - mCubed HFX Classic
Software : - Suse 11.1 - Kernel 2.6.32-rc8, v4l from hg - xine-vdpau latest from hg - mms-1.1.2, Plugins : tv, epg, weather, vbox, rip, tray - vdr-1.7.9, Plugins : radio, skinenigmang, xine
Screen : - Pioneer PDP LX5090
Comments/Minor Issues : - Case : Absolutely brilliant and with choosing HFX mcubed and passive cooling - the System is quiet - there is nothing to hear - except the click of the button to switch it on ;-) - Keyboard works out of the Box - when starting the X-Session, Keyboard - Drivers get loaded again and it takes quite some time that the kb works again. Open Issue : Volume-Control with the Keyboards Volume-Slider does not work here. - SPDIF/optical : works with little tweaking of the alsa-configuration (Surround for some reason is not working - must be xine-related i think - Screen : i currently run the system at 1024x768 - 1920x1050 was not smooth when playing tv and controlling mms together with Opengl - will try the higher resolution with a new combo of Mainboard and GFx-Card. The Flatscreen is just the right size for our viewing distance - i don't know how we were able to view tv on a 80cm Nokia - "Röhre". - WAF : she complains a little bit - cause she was used to VDR's control - but that will go - HD-Content : does not play well with the Onboard-Gfx. I will need to add a Gfx-Card - passively cooled and then will try again
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