Myth TV on PS3
The PS3 supporting Linux is an awesome thing. It runs under a hypervisor (similar to a client OS runs in Xen).
Well some eager folks got Myth TV working on the PS3. It’s wonderful for viewing stuff recorded on other MythTV boxes but what about recording? Well thats taken care with the use of a USB TV Tunner. You have a fully functioning DVR! How cool is that? It wasn’t for the fact I like to play movies and games, I could record constantly.
After getting of Mono on the PS3, and all the little projects that are starting up exposing people to Linux for the first time, I’m starting to think that Sony might of started something by opening this up the way they did.
Tags: Hobbies, Mono & .NET, Personal
January 28th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Sorry Zac, but there’s one crucial point you’ve missed…
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PS3 linux has no real access to graphics hardware, and the framebuffer access it DOES have is as crappy as can be expected - reports of Myth suggest that not only is HD playback completely impossible, but regular SD playback isn’t doable without major jerkiness (making a £425 Playstation 3 inferior to a £50 Xbox as a PVR)
Until Sony stop playing silly buggers & open up real access to the graphics chip (for nv/nouveau, or even possible nvidia-glx) access, there’s no hope for anyone using PS3 linux for, well, anything.