Talk:MHP to laptop interface possibility

I don't think this idea will go very far --- MHP applications are downloaded by the video distributor (cable or satellite), who have little interest in working with any computer manufaturer. What information were you hoping to transfer over the telephone port? The meta information about the video content is multiplexed with the video, and doesn't require MHP to acquire.

A more likely role for MHP in OLPC is to allow laptop users to run the interactive applications from video distributors. A DVB receiver now fits in a USB dongle. With a little software, the XO becomes a full fledged interactive DVB-MHP enabled digital set top box --- with about twice the horsepower of most STBs on the market. It can use the WiFi connection for uplink, such as audience voting in shows. I may be being too judgemental, but I haven't seen or heard of any MHP applications which would make this effort worthwhile! ---Wad 23:38, 28 January 2007 (EST)