[mythtv-users] Cheap frontend for christmas

[jedi]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:45:28PM -0600, John Marshall wrote:
> On 12/19/2014 9:30 AM, Josu Lazkano wrote:
> >Hello and thanks for the replies,
> >
> >ECS Liva really look interesting, but what about the HD contents,
> >which driver works with this device?
> >
> >The RPI could not manage the HD content.
> >
> >Kind regards.
> 
> Many Kodi (formerly XMBC) users successfully use Raspberry Pis with
> HD content up to 1080p.  I borrowed a friend's for testing and could

   I have a PI and I do not find it satisfactory. It's also not 
packaged in a very novice way. It's not something that looks 
like an appliance. It looks like what it is (hobby experiement kit).

[deletia]

> As for NUCs and Chromeboxes, you may want to check the Kodi forums
> even if you plan on using MythFrontend.  They are quite popular
> there and they each have discussion threads with reports from Linux
> users.  Just beware that different models have different
> capabilities.

    Quite. Issues overlap between MythTV and XBMC and there are a lot
of XBMC resources out there that are useful HTPC and PC users in 
general.

    The instructions I used to get Ubuntu on my Chromebox were from an
XBMC forum. Very handy.