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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,463 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting gbarbay: Quote:
I'm sorry, but I am not a developer, so I have no idea where I can find an API/SDK for the Dune. I couldn't find one either. That was my point. It doesn't exist. Zappiti does not "talk" to the Dune. It prepares data that the Dune looks at - that is not what you originally asked for. It uses the Dune GUI on the PC - that is not what you originally asked for. In fact, you said you wanted just the opposite - DVDP on the Dune - which must be written by the box maker, unless there is some kind of API or SDK for others to do it. Edit: actually I didn't like the rest of this original post, so I deleted it. | | | Thanks for your support.
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| Registered: July 26, 2010 | | Posts: 16 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mediadogg: Quote:
Quoting gbarbay:
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I'm sorry, but I am not a developer, so I have no idea where I can find an API/SDK for the Dune. I couldn't find one either. That was my point. It doesn't exist. Zappiti does not "talk" to the Dune. It prepares data that the Dune looks at - that is not what you originally asked for. It uses the Dune GUI on the PC - that is not what you originally asked for. In fact, you said you wanted just the opposite - DVDP on the Dune - which must be written by the box maker, unless there is some kind of API or SDK for others to do it.
I'll make one more comment before I suspend my posts until I get a chance to digest everything that has been said and do some experimentation. I am not looking to have "DVDP on the Dune", if by that you mean full DVDP functionality (add titles, update profiles, etc) on the Dune. On the Dune side, I am only looking for an improved UI (it's not the "Dune GUI on the PC", it's actually the Zappiti UI on the Dune) and the ability to play the titles on the Dune that I manage on the PC with DVDP. By "seamless", I simply mean that, while jumping through an absolute minimum of hoops on the PC or the Dune, I can do what I have to do with DVDP on the PC, turn the PC off, go turn on the Dune and the TV, and watch what I want using a better UI on the Dune than what comes native. I am sorry if that was not clear through my original post and subsequent attempts to clarify things. |
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| Registered: May 14, 2007 | | Posts: 455 |
| | Posted: | | | | I use MyMovies only because it allows me to play my stored movies directly via my xbox360 MCX. As for management of my library DVDP beats them all hands down and no questions ask.
I personally can see all sides of this discussion but due to my xbox360 not supporting the native DVD format of VOB I needed My Movies.
Yes MyMovies is not even in the same league as DVDP for overall user friendly interface or features.
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| Registered: February 23, 2009 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,580 |
| | Posted: | | | | Personally, I'm not a fan of storing my media on a harddisk and play it from there for two reasons:
1. I want the best possible quality, which means I buy Blu-ray and when ripping would not want to use any compression
2. I simply don't have the HDD space to store all those Blu-rays
3. going through the trouble of ripping all those movies would actually be a lot more hassle for me than just take out the disc and pop it into my PS3 or standalone Blu-ray player.
That being said, I can understand that some other users might feel the need to be able to do that and use DVDP as an all-encompassing software to not only track but also launch their movies off the HDD. I think for that, LoadDVD or possible or future scripts are a good means to achieve that.
As for the layout, I think My Movies doesn't show enough info: cast & crew is limited to a small number, no audio codecs (only languages), etc
The only two things I like about MyMovies over DVDP is:
- the fact that it tracks video codecs (which is sorely lacking in DVDP, especially for HD formats)
- The possibility to add a post background per movie, which looks rather sleek in my opinion
But that's about all and all things considered, I prefer DVDP over MyMovies for my needs. | | | Blu-ray collection
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,463 |
| | Posted: | | | | @Taro. All reasonable points of view. Each of us makes those choices. I sort of come down the middle, with a mix and match, depending on the situation.
Man, just yesterday I saw a 2TB drive for $90. That's enough to store 40 - 60 BD ISO copies. One way this strategy helped me was that I ripped all my (obsolete) HD discs. That was a lot cheaper than replacing them with BD, although I also did that for a few of them (you know that WB replacement deal was sweeeet). I have BD and DVD changers, but there is no HD changer, so that worked for me.
Anyway, I enjoyed reading about your perspective on things. | | | Thanks for your support.
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 | Blair | | Resistance is Futile! |
| Registered: October 30, 2008 | | Posts: 1,249 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mediadogg: Quote:
Man, just yesterday I saw a 2TB drive for $90. That's enough to store 40 - 60 BD ISO copies. And to think, just over 30 years ago IBM home computers had no hard drive, RAM was on cartridges the size of 8-tack tapes that you plugged into the front of the system, and all data was stored on a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk that contained your programs, and held a whopping 360KB of data! Ahh, those were the days! | | | If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
He who MUST get the last word in on a pointless, endless argument doesn't win. It makes him the bigger jerk. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,759 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Blair: Quote:
And to think, just over 30 years ago IBM home computers had no hard drive, RAM was on cartridges the size of 8-tack tapes that you plugged into the front of the system, and all data was stored on a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk that contained your programs, and held a whopping 360KB of data! What IBM computer do you have in mind? Neither the IBM 5100 nor the IBM 5150 (only released after August 12, 1981) do match the description, and I would call neither of them home computer. | | | | Last edited: by RHo |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | The first floppy disk was 8".
My first computer had a 10 MB hard drive. |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 1,982 |
| | Posted: | | | | My first one didn't have an hard disc, very low memory and no disc drive (the program were recorded on tape and it wasn't easy to retrieve them).  |
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| Blair | | Resistance is Futile! |
| Registered: October 30, 2008 | | Posts: 1,249 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting RHo: Quote:
What IBM computer do you have in mind? IBM PCjrI guess I should have been more specific since it was crunch time in the PC world and there were so many models trying to make it with different features. That's really neither here nor these concerning the original discussion, though, so who really cares?  | | | If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Posts: 1,982 |
| | Posted: | | | | But we can make it return on-topic by requesting to de-modernized DVDP so we would be able to use it on a TRS-80 or a Vic-20 or a Comodore 64 or an Atari ST wich was my second computer  |
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| Blair | | Resistance is Futile! |
| Registered: October 30, 2008 | | Posts: 1,249 |
| | Posted: | | | | Introducing DVD Profiler 0.00000003, now with 4-bit color graphics and keyboard support | | | If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
He who MUST get the last word in on a pointless, endless argument doesn't win. It makes him the bigger jerk. |
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| Registered: May 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,934 |
| | Posted: | | | | My first computer was an H89 heathkit (In kit form,)
Also had a Tandy 1000, a TRS 80, Commodore 64.
It still amazes me how far we have actually come.
"10MB hard drive, more space than you would ever need!!"
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | Mine was an Atari 800XL that I programmed the hell out of. Even ported Norton Utilities to it (1989 version) in Atari BASIC. The 1050 floppy drive used a metal plate to provide the tension to lift the drive clamp up, barely flexed at all. It snapped from metal fatigue from all the use I gave it. I have an Atari 400/800/2400/XT/ST emulator and I should get two of these in by Friday.  | | | | Last edited: by Dr. Killpatient |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,463 |
| | Posted: | | | | These posts are hilarious. Brings back old memories. I've had at least one of or messed with everything mentioned so far, except Atari and Commodore. | | | Thanks for your support.
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | If Atari put into R&D what the put into games, you'd probably be typing on an Atari clone today instead of an IBM clone. The 800XL could run rings around IBM XT - 256 color displays, 4 channel sound, sound chip that could emulate spoken words, etc. When they finally wised up and put out the ST, it was too late. |
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