Oxyl media-server for Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 runs fine. Use the webinterface to update all needed modules → the oxyl server will download everything from the internet (hence the connection mentioned at the beginning). This can be painfully slow. Howto/php/oxyl.txt Last modified: 2017/09/06 18:38 (external edit).
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Intro & overviewIt's not brand-spankingnew but Pinnacle'sShowCenter 200is now far less expensive than at launch time, so Leo Xenakischecks it out to see how well this affordablenetwork media player brings in digital content from a PC to aliving-room AV system.Pinnacle – now owned by Avid – is best known (somemightsay is infamous for) its Studio line of video-editing programs. Theseare sold alone and also bundled with video capture devices–internal cards and external boxes.They offer probably the most user-friendlyinterface yet seen on any video editing app but have been irritatinglybug-ridden for years, especially when it comes to their DVD authoringtools.
Also prominent in the company's range is the PCTVfamily ofinternal and external TV tuners.In Q1 of this year, Pinnacle's hardware range was furtherextended by the addition of two network music players sourcedfrom Roku -and - and detailed in.But what we're looking at today is a product that's been around for awhile, Pinnacle's ShowCenter 200. The company callsit a media streamer but it's what we'd call a network media player. Ifyou're an Xbox 360 owner, though, you'll probably think of it asa media extender.This set-top box has a similar footprint tomany hi-fi-separates - it's 300(w) x230(d) x 40(h)mm- and is designed to connect wirelessly (802.11b/g) or viacable (10/100-Base-T Ethernet) to one or morenetworked Windows PCs (XP or Win 2K). The ShowCenter pullsovertheirmultimediacontent so that it can be enjoyed on a living-room or bedroom TV set oraudiosystem.With a ShowCenter, you can curl up on the sofa or lay in bedand watch on TVthe videos or stills stored on your PCs and listen to yourcomputer-based digital music collection playing out of your hi-fisystem or TV set.
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