Hi,
I've built a mediaplayer with a little mini-ITX PC. I had planned to use a commercial package, but in the end I wrote everything myself.
The functions are audio, video, photo slideshow, Google Calendar, weather forecast, calculator and phone calls with Skype. This is what it looks like :
Video is displayed on a second monitor.
One particular feature is that I can control everything from a little 7" usb touchscreen in my living room.
You can details on the hardware and software on http://dhs.webatu.com.
Hope you like it.
Soitjes
I've built a mediaplayer with a little mini-ITX PC. I had planned to use a commercial package, but in the end I wrote everything myself.
The functions are audio, video, photo slideshow, Google Calendar, weather forecast, calculator and phone calls with Skype. This is what it looks like :

Video is displayed on a second monitor.
One particular feature is that I can control everything from a little 7" usb touchscreen in my living room.
You can details on the hardware and software on http://dhs.webatu.com.
Hope you like it.
Soitjes