[mythtv-users] AppleTV with Linux

[Scott D. Davilla]

>What is that status of running the OSX Myth Frontend on a hacked
>AppleTV?  Is it able to do HD yet (maybe on .21?).  Everything I've read
>so far says no...is it even possible (720p or 1080i)?  Or is the lack of
>XvMC going to kill it "forever"?

Since I can do 720p mpeg2 with only software decode under linux, 720p 
mpeg2 software decode should be possible with a mythfrontend under 
the native AppleTV OS. I've not tried.

>I'd rather have it on Linux personally, but it seems like that would
>cause more problems than it fixes and sounds like a pretty painful
>setup?

Not really, while installing a mythfrontend under the AppleTV OS has 
less steps than Linux, you still have to deal with getting into the 
box. Remember no BIOS and the internal efi firmware checks to make 
sure the EFI boot loader is proper. The various methods are 
documented at the http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Main_Page. I am in 
Linux because I know the nvidia 7300 can do hardware assisted 1080i 
mpeg2 decode under this OS.