This page details efforts to bring various media center applications to FreeBSD and make it a viable platform for Home Theater PC (HTPC). If you are interested in helping please get in touch with us.

== Contact ==

The following individuals are reachable on IRC [[irc://irc.unixfreunde.de/fbsd-mentors|#fbsd-mentors]]
 * BernhardFroehlich

== Resources ==

 * http://people.freebsd.org/~nox/dvb/
 * [[JohnMarkGurney/HDTV|HDTV]]
 * WebcamCompat


== Media Center Ports Status ==

|| ''Port'' || ''Status'' || ''Details'' ||
|| comms/lirc || (./) || [[http://freshports.org/comms/lirc|Updated to 0.9.0_3]], Tested with mceusb, ftdi, serial receivers and several USB DVB tuners (among others), see WebcamCompat ||
|| multimedia/enna || wip || port available in [[http://svn.bluelife.at/index.cgi/blueports/browse/multimedia/enna|blueports repository]] ||
|| multimedia/freevo || (./) || [[http://opal.com/jr/freebsd/ports/multimedia/freevo/|Install notes for FreeBSD]] ||
|| multimedia/handbrake || (./) || ||
|| multimedia/kodi || (./) || Can be used with [[VDR]] for PVR (see there for install notes) ||
|| multimedia/mythtv || (./) || ||
|| multimedia/plexhometheater || (./) || Front-end to plexmediaserver, forked from Kodi. Soon to be replace by plexmediaplayer. ||
|| multimedia/plexmediaplayer || {X} || New front-end to plexmediaserver. Porting work waiting for QT-5.6 to land in ports tree. ||
|| multimedia/vdr || (./) || Intro/Install notes for FreeBSD: [[VDR]] ||
|| textproc/p5-xmltv || (./) || ||


== DVB Drivers ==
|| ''Port'' || ''Hardware'' || ''Status'' || ''Details'' ||
|| multimedia/cx88 || Conexant CX23880/1/2/3/5/7/8 || (./) || DVB-T, ATSC ; standard v4l/dvb interface since 1.4.0 ; See [[http://corona.homeunix.net/cx88wiki|cx88wiki]] ||
|| multimedia/pvr250 || Hauppauge PVR-250/350 || <!> || non standard driver interface ||
|| multimedia/pvrxxx || Hauppauge PVR-150/500 || {X} || broken on FreeBSD 8.x (EOL) and amd64 ; non standard driver interface ||
|| multimedia/webcamd || lots of USB devices (see manpage and WebcamCompat) || (./) || requires FreeBSD 8.0 or later ; DVB-C/S/S2/T/T2, ATSC ; standard v4l/dvb interface ||


== HTPC ToDo ==

|| ''Port'' || ''Task'' || ''Responsible'' ||
|| multimedia/enna || needs cleanup and testing || bapt@, decke@ ||
|| documentation || create a user guide || ||

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