Jukebox Comparison
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Jukeboxes appear in A-Z order.
A Jukebox is an application that enhances the content management features of the NMT. It often provides a better suited user interface to that feature; for example, showing movies by their cover art.
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Comparison
The chart below is an attempt to compare the many available Jukeboxes. See Legend below for details.
| Name | Architecture | NMTs Supported | Languages | Build/index | Content | Sources | Certificates (parental lock) | Options from GUI (Mark as seen, delete, rename etc.) | Skinnable | Time to setup | Skills | Other |
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| Butter (Maintained) | Python script runs on Windows or Linux. Requires Python interpreter to be installed | ... | English (more?) | Incremental, manually triggered | Movies, TV shows, other videos | Gets movie posters from MoviePosterDb, DVD Empire. | None | None. GUI is simple, just posters and titles. No descriptions, ratings, etc. | Can change background or fonts | 30 minutes |
| Python script is open source, config and database in XML format, supports multiple NMTs, no metadata files in media library |
| BLVJ - BigLarry's Video Jukebox (Unmaintained?) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| DMJ - Dynamic Media Jukebox (Maintained) | NMT - Internal HDD 99% PC free (other then initial setup of options and to add sources) | ... | English (more?) | Incremental - User triggered | Movies, TV shows | IMDB, TheTVDB, impawards | Not currently other then any default PCH capability | Edit full movie details, and change posters, remove from jukebox. More to come | Theme options for anyone who wants to make their own | 5-10 min. to install/setup depending on method, then scan. | ... | Good file name recognition, movie matching. Fully editable movie details on NMT. Option to remove deleted movies. Easy to use and set-up. |
| GB-PVR/mvpmcx2 (Maintained) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kroozbox (Maintained) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | PVD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| llink (Maintained) | Compiles and runs on most platforms, including the NMT itself. | ... | English (more?) | Internal scraper re-builds. CLI interface. | IMDb media only with internal scraper. | IMDb, and compatible with MyMovies.dk, PiXL etc. | Yes, simple PIN password from the remote control to open hidden dot-folders. | Sorting, customizable menu (delete, mount or any script/command you prefer) | Yes, both SD and HD skins available, jukebox and default list style. | NMT version available via the CSI; point-and-click install for default setup, scraping time depends upon media library size. | ... | Plays straight from RAR. Runs custom scripts via the remote control, limited playback of SD and BD ISO over http - and a lot more. |
| MLMJ - Lil' Movie Jukebox (Maintained) | Windows, requires Movie Collector (MoC) for entering movie collection, then run Export program to put menus on NMT. | ... | English (more?) | Incremental, Export program updates menu system on NMT. Can use 5 shares for media storage. | Movies, TV, Boxsets, Actors, Top250 & 400 Actor Bio database included, Directors, Stars | MoC v5.6: numerous sources, all selectable. MoC v6: Collectorz.com | Yes, using Genres, and TVID codes only. Password protection not available. | Sort: Alpha, Year(oldest), Year(newest), LastModified, plus 20 Genres(user selectable) w/ language support etc. | Backgrounds, Fanart, Movie Cover size w/ transparancy/glow, # per page, plus many user selectable options on details page... | 2-4 hrs 1st time, must learn Movie Collector and how to enter movies, etc. Extremely easy after short learning curve. Support via NMT Forums or emails after donation. | ... | Quick Update / Lite modes. SD support. Export program is stable with no known issues. Checkout the YouTube video and TestDrive demo! |
| Name | Architecture | NMTs Supported | Languages | Build/index | Content | Sources | Certificates (parental lock) | Options from GUI (Mark as seen, delete, rename etc.) | Skinnable | Time to setup | Skills | Other |
| Movie Flow (Maintained) | Windows, Or Mac Boot Camp Windows XP, Create HMTL Code To Run on NMT Browser ONLY. | ... | English | Incremental, Scheduler Windows, Manual triggered by User. | Movies, TV Series, Actors, Directors, Writers, Banners, Customer Creator Built-it. | Gets movie posters from IMDb, MovieDB, TheTVdb, DVD Empire, TVRage. | ... | Edit full movie details, and change posters, Built-in trailer downloader, Built-in Image Resizer complete GUI NO JAVA DOS BOXES | Backgrounds, Fanart, Movie Cover , plus many user selectable options on details page... From Built-in GUI Skin selector. | 5 minutes to install, Set folder location and start scan No Extras require Everything is In there! | Complete GUI and Complete Installer only One program to Install complete graphically impressive, large and helpful community complete [1]Movie Flow Forum | YouTube presentation |
| Music Jukebox (Maintained) | Windows based application | ... | English (more?) | ... | Music | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| myiHome w/YAMJ plugin (Maintained) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nmtwatchd (Maintained) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oversight (Maintained) | NMT (USB/NAS optional) - no PC needed | ... | English (more?) | Incremental auto triggered by nzbget + scheduled watch. | Movies, TV shows | TheTvDb, TheMovieDb, IMDB | Certificates | Mark, Delete, Sort by name or arrival. | manually override Poster. | 5 minutes to install, and start scan. | ... | Good with scene releases - No need to rename files. |
| PopCorn Movie Portal (Unmaintained?) | Windows based application | ... | English (more?) | ... | Movies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Swisscenter (Maintained) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tvixie (Maintained) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| UMC - Ultimate Media Collector (Maintained) | ... | ... | English | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| WarTrain (Under development) | ... | ... | English (more?) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| YAMJ - Yet Another MovieJukebox (Maintained) | Written in java and will run on Windows, Macintosh & Linux | ... | English (more?) | Incremental, manually triggered | Movies, TV Series, Box Sets, Actors, Directors, Writers, etc | Mainly IMDb & TheTVdb, other language specific sites available | Certificates | None | Yes, LOTS | 30Mins | ... | Very flexible, graphically impressive, large and helpful community |
Legend
The chart above describes the Jukebox functionality per:
Architecture: Runtime environment, design time(?), requirements: myIHome, sybhttpd, apache etc.
Building/Indexing: Incremental, Multi-Jukebox merging, Auto updating, Required naming conventions etc.
Content: Films, TV , Box Sets, Specials, Extras, Music album etc.
Sources: IMDB, episodeword, epguide, tvdb.com, allucine, etc. (this implies language support for plots etc.)
Certificates/Parental Lock: the ability to rate and display selective content, for example for children.
Search Criteria - Alphabet, Date , Genre, Other
Search Methods - Menu, TVID, Text Box
Mark films as seen. / Delete,rename via TV Gui
Skinnable: The ability to change and custumize the user interface
Time to set up: (This category might have to change entirely as there is different times depending on which requirements are implemented before setup, the original intention was to describe how easy it is to install the jukebox)
Skills: Estimated rating of technical skills required to apply the application. Scaling:
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Screenshots: A picture of how the Jukebox could look like, or a link to a YouTube clip.
References
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See also
External links
- [2] Michael T's Movie Flow Code site
