[mythtv-users] MythTV on AppleTV

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jun 8, 2008, at 8:32 PM, robbinsck1 at gmail.com wrote:

> Awesome info everyone. Thanks!
> Bummer the tv I wanted to use it on doesn't have hdmi or component.

Apparently the green component output can also be used as a composite  
video output. While using the Apple TV OS, all I could get out of it  
was black & white, but maybe the nvidia drivers allow color?

> I ask this because I'm at wits end with this via board I'm trying to  
> use as a fe. Its a 533mhz embedded processor and  512k ram.
>
> I've tried knoppix and it installs and opens mythtv but then says  
> the backend server (mythbuntu 8.04) is using a different protocol  
> and it won't work. Like 4.0 verses 3.1.

Since you can get that far you should go this route and then upgrade  
to the latest frontend to it matches your backend version.