[mythtv-users] Hardware Wishlist: kitchen frontend

[Brian Wood]

On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 03:45:14 pm Ajay Sharma wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Mark J. Small <msmall at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> > So does anyone else have a bright idea how to build/get a frontend that
> > will fit the bill.  Are there any nifty new devices out there that might
> > do the job?
> 
> First hit when I searched "Kitchen Computer" when to lifehacker:
> 
> http://lifehacker.com/5451243/build-a-wall+mounted-kitchen-computer
> 
> Which in turn sent me here:
> 
> http://www.studio-lights.com/blog/iphone-inspired-kitchen-touchscreen-compu
> ter.htm
> 
> Which looks like a very do-able project.  I'm not sure how the touch
> screen will work in linux with mythtv but I imagine that it will
> appear to be just like any old mouse.

If you're thinking about a frontend only, the machine described is overkill. Perhaps a Revo could be used with that 
screen?

The monitor looks very interesting.