Is anyone here a Linux developer? I am trying to find out if there is a Linux-based, embedded open-source solution that has the following features:
1. The OS should have a tight integration with a media player like CMPlayer. This would probably mean the OS does not serve any other function than to support the media player and it's allied functions. In a way it would be like installing the Media player directly on the hardware with a probable footprint of a few 100 Megs.
2. None of the non-essential components should get installed with the OS
3. The media player/OS should have 2 modes of operation, Audio-only and Multi-media.
4. Should support all major codecs, audio and video.
5. Should ideally have features like CDDB, playlist management, media archiving and management, album cover display, screen-saver mode, visualizations or compatibility with other major visualization plugins.
6. Should support streaming of internet audio/video.
7. Should have NAS and optional Wi-Fi support.
8. Should support touch-screens, popular hardware components and architectures.
9. Should support media-ripping.
10. Not cost a bomb, ideally around $200, including update subscription.
I understand that the wish-list might look very much like that of an NMT's feature-list, but I'm looking for a solution that's hardware-agnostic. In the sense, I should be able to download it and install it on a new piece of hardware and use it like a jukebox. Much like the Sooloos, only without the vendor's hardware and the humungous price tag. I'm thinking there should be something like this out there and it's just that I don't know about it...