[mythtv-users] Chromecast

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Jul 25 18:50:11 UTC 2013


On 07/25/2013 12:50 PM, Chuck Peters wrote:
> At $35 the new Chromecast [1] could be useful and may prompt us to buy a
> second HDTV.  I have a Nexus 7 and my father has a Nexus 10.  Using the
> MythTV Android Frontend [2] with the Chromecast should work ok, except
> the frontend interface isn't as user friendly (not yet anyway, future?)
> as a mythfrontend and the Nexus 7 doesn't keep up with HDTV recordings
> from our HDHomerun Prime.  I'm curious to know how else these little
> Chromecast devices could be useful for MythTV users, any ideas?

If someone were to implement Miracast for MythTV, you wouldn't need the 
Nexus or Android phone or some 
"external-to-MythTV-but-needs-to-pull-from-MythTV" client running on 
your Linux/Windows PC or Mac to use the Chromecast...

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/525784#525784

Mike


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