[mythtv-users] Mac-mini (intel) frontends - opinions

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Aug 24, 2006, at 5:58 AM, David Bennett wrote:

> Hmm... I guess I am a little bit concerned now.
> There seems to be a debate about whether it is a good frontend or not.
>
> I was hoping someone would come back with a "its the perfect front  
> end!"
>
> At any rate, lets focus on the remote. Is anyone using the latest SVN
> with the remote? How are they finding it?
>
> As for only 5 buttons, as long as they have the channel buttons, the
> skips (in playback mode: long skip/short-skip) and channels in live tv
> mode, I should be happy!
>
> david

If there was one machine as the "perfect front end" Mythtv would only  
support 1 front end. Perfect is a relative term. I think my front end  
is perfect, but it's big and a little noisy so it's not someone  
else's perfect front end. If I wanted small and quiet, I would go for  
the mini.

The apple remote only has 5 buttons total. No individual channel  
buttons. It's not meant for watching TV. It's meant for controlling  
volume, choosing items from a menu and selecting a chosen item.  
That's all you get.