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[release][b]The official ‘Ubuntu TV’ site lists a features to be found in the OS:[/b]
• Easy integration of broadcast, online services and applications
• Modern broadcast TV experience – search , watch, record and play
• Millions of movies and TV shows streamed over the web on demand
• Shared-screen experience with iOS, Android and Ubuntu devices
• Pause on one device, resume on another
• Ubuntu One integration
• App framework
• Details on the technical specifications needed for devices to run Ubuntu TV are
also noted, with Ubuntu TV supporting both ARM and x86 processors; requiring a
minimum of 2GB disk space for for installation and at least 1GB of RAM for memory.
(More features and specs can be found on [b][url=http://www.ubuntu.com/tv/features-and-specs]THIS[/url][/b] page.)
[b]Ubuntu TV in action:[/b]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jq_WaOLjdyQ"][video=youtube;jq_WaOLjdyQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jq_WaOLjdyQ[/video]
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The [b][URL="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv"]code for Ubuntu TV[/URL][/b] is to also be made available online for developers to play with.
[b]Sources:
[url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/what-does-ubuntu-tv-look-in-action-like-this/]OMG! Ubuntu![/url]
[url=http://www.ubuntu.com/tv]www.ubuntu.com/tv[/url][/b]
More screens:
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[img]http://cdn.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ubuntu-tv3-500x282.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1853/ubuntutv2channelguide.jpg[/img][/release]
This looks pretty cool. It's like XBMC that would actually be sold in stores, but with some features from MythTV (i.e. watching/recording television)
So this will be installed on certain TVs that are released?
Interface looks really nice so far.
[QUOTE=djjkxbox360;34133485]So this will be installed on certain TVs that are released?[/QUOTE]
I don't know for sure, but it'll probably be like Google TV or Apple TV which means you buy a small set top box and hook it up to your TV.
I just hope it'll be available with a color theme other than purple with a slight hint of brown.
[QUOTE=Van-man;34136145]I just hope it'll be available with a color theme other than purple with a slight hint of brown.[/QUOTE]
I [I]was[/I] going to say that it's stupidly easy to change that, but I dunno if it's possible to do that with the TV. Certainly hope so.
I look forward to a future where everything is Linux-based and open.
Since source code is available, I am pretty sure it will be available for other systems than a set top box.
Hell with the source code, some geek might even make this available for the Raspberry Pi and you can build your very own SetTop Box for 25, respectively 35 bux + cables.
Why do I have a feeling that all the movies and whatnot will only be available to pre-installed on TV systems?
Like the Android Market only being available for "Android Compatible" (AKA make a deal with Google) devices.
[QUOTE=Killuah;34160297]Since source code is available, I am pretty sure it will be available for other systems than a set top box.
Hell with the source code, some geek might even make this available for the Raspberry Pi and you can build your very own SetTop Box for 25, respectively 35 bux + cables.[/QUOTE]
I just read on Phoronix that Canonical has a PPA for plain old Ubuntu to install Ubuntu TV.
[url]http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MDc[/url]
[quote]
Ubuntu TV is Ubuntu Linux with a Unity-2D-based interface and various multimedia components. Ubuntu TV can be installed from an Ubuntu PPA right now by the public (the PPA will also be available for Ubuntu 12.04, but they don't expect to have the TV packages in the main repository that would mean LTS coverage).
[/quote]
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;34163927]I just read on Phoronix that Canonical has a PPA for plain old Ubuntu to install Ubuntu TV.
[url]http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MDc[/url]
Ubuntu TV is Ubuntu Linux with a Unity-2D-based interface and various multimedia components. Ubuntu TV can be installed from an Ubuntu PPA right now by the public (the PPA will also be available for Ubuntu 12.04, but they don't expect to have the TV packages in the main repository that would mean LTS coverage).[/quote]
Oh well. At least I can add the PPA myself, and Remastersys the distro with Ubuntu TV pre-installed and updatable after installation.
This seems nice and all, except when you...KERNEL CRASH *dramatic music*
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gL3qH.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Tark;34156864]I look forward to a future where everything is Linux-based and open.[/QUOTE]
HAHAHAAHA
Too bad lack of unity makes it not going to happen
[QUOTE=Tark;34156864]I look forward to a future where everything is Linux-based and open.[/QUOTE]
As awesome as this sounds, there's no money in it. Greed is everywhere, so people will always charge money for their restricting, closed-source apps. And it's not just greed that drives people to sell their apps, they are just trying to make a living. I really enjoyed the underlying message in Tron Legacy about how software and systems should be free and open to everybody. I joined the Linux community back in 2007, and wish I had joined it sooner. The community support has been more than helpful to me on many occasions. I beta test applications, file bug reports, and donate to the distros I find useful to keep them going. It feels good to give back to a community that gives so much of themselves.
how about installing it on a jailbroken apple tv?
I wonder if they're going to release an official Ubuntu TV iso. The software is meant for manufuctures to install in TVs (and not a top-box).
[QUOTE=pygar;34281474]I wonder if they're going to release an official Ubuntu TV iso. The software is meant for manufuctures to install in TVs (and not a top-box).[/QUOTE]
Ubuntu TV is installable in Ubuntu via PPA, so it seems unnecessary to create a separate ISO for it.
[QUOTE=Brock Obama;34284137]Ubuntu TV is installable in Ubuntu via PPA, so it seems unnecessary to create a separate ISO for it.[/QUOTE]
I wonder if that's what they're going to give the TV manufuctures ? Seems unlikely. Ubuntu comes with a lot of Desktop stuff that isn't a good idea on TVs.
[QUOTE=pygar;34284212]I wonder if that's what they're going to give the TV manufuctures ? Seems unlikely. Ubuntu comes with a lot of Desktop stuff that isn't a good idea on TVs.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm betting they either just pull and modify the source code per-TV, or strip-down Ubuntu. The latter most unlikely, too time-consuming. It's always easier building up than stripping down.
[QUOTE=Brock Obama;34289099]Yeah, I'm betting they either just pull and modify the source code per-TV, or strip-down Ubuntu. The latter most unlikely, too time-consuming. It's always easier building up than stripping down.[/QUOTE]
Package management is one of the easiest things in most Linux distributions. You can make dependency trees or whatnot and simply cut out branches. The rest will still work.
[QUOTE=FPtje;34295223]Package management is one of the easiest things in most Linux distributions. [B]You can make dependency trees or whatnot and simply cut out branches[/B]. The rest will still work.[/QUOTE]
That is one of the best analogies I've heard in a long time. I couldn't have put it into better words if I tried. :D But yeah, I love the how modular Linux is.
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