[mythtv-users] OT: XBMC frontend use?

[John Marshall]

>>     Are there many MythTV users that use XBMC as a frontend (particularly
>>     for mythtv content)? I'm trying to gauge interest if I should look
>>     into doing a XBMC theme and possibly some packages.

I have used it and it is nice, but I still generally use Mythfrontend. 
However, I have been investigating inexpensive Android hardware to use 
as XBMC frontends to help my father out.  Charter went all encrypted 
digital and they want $7/month to rent an STB.  He has 7 TVs, so it's 
expensive to outfit them all, especially when some are only used when 
guests are there.

XBMC running on a $50 Android stick interfacing either to an HDHomeRun 
directly or a Myth system makes getting content to extra TVs a lot 
easier and cheaper than building anything, plus Netflix and other apps 
are available.  The main issue is not all are capable of deinterlacing 
1080i broadcasts.  But, long story short, XBMC integration is definitely 
something on my mind lately.

 > I use xbmc on arch linux, android (fire tv) and windows 8.1 and I love.
 > I always hope that mythtv developers put some time into better xbmc
 > integration.

Double-OT: how well does the Fire TV handle 1080i mpeg2?