[mythtv-users] MythTV for iPhone

[Scott D. Davilla]

>  >  So this will be a webapp, running on the webserver of the backend? I
>>   personally prefer native apps, though  a network connection would be
>>   required to run either way. Good luck to both of you!
>
>Native apps are, in general, better than web apps in many ways.
>However, the end result here is to watch a TV show. I believe the
>quality and effectiveness of streaming the show would be identical on
>both apps. The difference would be in the menu system and other
>features ofered
>(recording options, deleting shows, etc). If he is able to get a full
>blown MythFrontend running on the phone that would be a great
>accomplishment. We have yet to see if the streaming of the show within
>MythFrontend is possible. AFAIK, quicktime has some hardware
>accelerated video playback features, so it is the preferred app on the
>iPhone for video playback. This is what my web-frontend is using.  I
>have yet to see video playback on an iPhone/iTouch that is not inside
>Quicktime or the iPod video area. I'm excited to see what he comes up
>with.

Will your web app be capable of transcoded streaming?

mpeg2 and greater than 720p are going to need to be reduced down to 
something the iPhone/iPod Touch can handle. A native app is going to 
be limited in video formats and resolutions so it seems that a web 
app might be more versatile as it could easily handle any realtime 
transcoding required through a beefy backend.

If you want a guinea pig for testing before release, I'm game.