[mythtv-users] MythTV vs XBMC

[Raymond Wagner]

On 5/8/2014 12:54 PM, John Marshall wrote:
>> While I love the XBMC interface there are some serious LiveTV issues 
>> with it IMHO.
>>
>> 1. No way to type a channel on the EPG screen to go right to that entry
>> 2. No way to hit up and down arrow and browse an on screen EPG and 
>> then Hit “OK” or Enter to change to that channel (There is a setting 
>> that lets you set a time delay before switching to the channel, but 
>> no way to not HAVE to go to a channel once you start browsing them.
>>
>> These 2 alone Killed the WAF for me and she likes the MythFE much 
>> better because of these.
>
> I agree with this, though XBMC does one thing that I wish MythFE did. 
> It is possible to start in the guide with nothing playing, then start 
> watching a channel by selecting it.  As far as I can tell there's no 
> way to do this in Myth's guide short of recording it - one must start 
> Live TV first.

I believe there is a jump point associated with the EPG screen that can 
be bound to a key, or added to a custom menu theme.  LiveTV itself can 
also be configured to automatically open to the EPG.