<s>
The	O
Hauppauge	B-Application
MediaMVP	I-Application
is	O
a	O
network	O
media	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
hardware	O
unit	O
with	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
,	O
along	O
with	O
software	O
for	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
front-end	O
for	O
various	O
PVR	B-Application
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
is	O
popular	O
with	O
some	O
PVR	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
inexpensive	O
and	O
relatively	O
easy	O
to	O
modify	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
can	O
stream	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
content	O
from	O
a	O
host	O
PC	B-Device
running	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
display	O
photos	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
stream	O
Internet	O
radio	O
via	O
the	O
host	O
PC	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
display	O
live	O
TV	O
with	O
full	O
PVR	B-Application
features	O
with	O
SageTV	B-Device
PVR	B-Application
software	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capabilities	O
listed	O
below	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
software	O
and	O
firmware	B-Application
supplied	O
by	O
Hauppauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
MPEG	O
(	O
MPEG-1	O
and	O
MPEG-2	O
)	O
video	O
format	O
(	O
and	O
only	O
that	O
format	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
host	O
software	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
host	O
software	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
seamlessly	O
transcode	O
other	O
video	O
file	O
formats	O
before	O
sending	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
in	O
the	O
MPEG	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
hardware	O
MPEG	O
decoder	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
PowerPC	O
processor	O
,	O
it	O
renders	O
moving	O
video	O
images	O
more	O
smoothly	O
than	O
many	O
software	O
PVR	B-Application
implementations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
audio	O
file	O
formats	O
include	O
MP3	B-Application
and	O
WMA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playlist	O
formats	O
supported	O
include	O
M3U	O
,	O
PLS	O
,	O
ASX	B-General_Concept
and	O
B4S	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
streaming	O
Internet	O
radio	O
stations	O
via	O
the	O
host	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Can	O
schedule	O
recording	O
of	O
television	O
broadcasts	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
Hauppauge	O
WinTV	O
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
card	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Hauppauge	O
WinTV	O
recording	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
hardware	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
set-top	O
box	O
and	O
an	O
infrared	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
normally	O
operated	O
via	O
the	O
supplied	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LED	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
power	O
indicator	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
flashes	O
when	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
supply	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
6VDC	O
,	O
1.66A	O
Coaxial	O
DC	O
Power	O
Connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
unit	O
has	O
a	O
plug	O
for	O
6	O
VDC	O
power	O
,	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
edition	O
,	O
S-Video	O
out	O
,	O
composite	O
video	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
stereo	O
audio	O
out	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
European	O
edition	O
has	O
instead	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
SCART	B-Protocol
out	O
"	O
connector	O
,	O
offering	O
additional	O
RGB	O
output	O
possibilities	O
,	O
and	O
bundles	O
a	O
SCART	B-Protocol
lead	O
with	O
2	O
extra	O
stereo	O
audio	O
cables	O
with	O
female	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
coming	O
out	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
plugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
IBM	O
STB02500	O
,	O
a	O
PowerPC	O
405	O
CPU	B-Device
integrated	O
with	O
functionality	O
especially	O
suited	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
like	O
MPEG2	O
decoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Linux-based	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hauppauge	O
has	O
delivered	O
enhancements	O
and	O
new	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
by	O
releasing	O
updated	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firmware	B-Application
updates	O
are	O
delivered	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
powered	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
hardware	O
hacks	O
of	O
the	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
others	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
hacks	O
for	O
adding	O
S/PDIF	O
optical	O
output	O
,	O
a	O
RS-232	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
additional	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
hack	O
allows	O
a	O
serial	B-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
MediaMVP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
useful	O
for	O
debugging	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
Linux-based	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
hack	O
and	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
Linux-based	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
small	O
external	O
display	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
a	O
LCD	B-Device
or	O
a	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
display	O
)	O
to	O
show	O
status	O
information	O
(	O
song	O
title	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
includes	O
clients	O
for	O
MythTV	B-Application
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
,	O
Hauppauge	O
,	O
VLC	B-Application
,	O
SqueezeCenter	B-Language
(	O
aka	O
SlimServer	B-Language
)	O
,	O
VNC	B-Protocol
,	O
UPnP	B-Application
,	O
NFS	B-Protocol
and	O
SMB	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
