[mythtv-users] asus memo pad 7

[Stephen P. Villano]

On 2/10/15 1:39 PM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
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> Hoi Daniel,
>
> Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 7:17:32 PM, you wrote:
>
>> On Tue Feb 10 2015 at 12:51:30 PM Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Hoi Daniel,
>>>
>>> Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 5:36:17 PM, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hika,
>>>> Mythtv Android Frontend has been sunsetted at this point.  No further
>>> work
>>>> will take place on that codebase.
>>>> The new Mythtv Player has a much smaller focus than attempting to be a
>>> full
>>>> fledged Mythtv Frontend.
>>>> Here is a short list of the goals for the project:
>>>> * Recording Playback with no dependencies on external players
>>>> * Video Playback with no dependencies on external players
>>>> * Chromecast Support
>>>> * Leanback interface for Android TV
>>>> * HLS Live Streams can be initiated in the app or through mythweb and
>>>> playable in the app.
>>>> We are focusing just on playback of Recordings and Videos at this time
>>> for
>>>> both Android Phones/Tablets and Android TV.  We will then be adding
>>>> chromecast support.
>>> A pity. It would be nice to manage recordings on the tablet.
>>>
>>>> What device were you testing on when it crashed?  If you like, start an
>>>> Issue over in the github repository:
>>>> https://github.com/MythTV-Clients/MythtvPlayerForAndroid/issues
>>> The one of this thread Asus memopad7 (ME176CX) Fully Intel based
>>> atom z3745 quadcore intel HD graphics at 1280x800 (1216x800) With
>>> Android 4.4 Kitkat
>>>
>> Hika,
>> You will be able to play and delete recordings.  What other actions would
>> you like to see from a player on recordings?
> I'm new to android and I found it a lot different from ordinary
> Linux. Especially Googles big finger annoys me a bit. I bought the
> thing a week ago, mainly with all kind of managing tasks in mind.
> (remote system management) I spend most of last week rooting it, so I
> can properly secure it and will among others be looking further in
> keeping Google to the basic minimum and breaking their blocks on my
> freedom to use it as I see fit.
> With MythTV I will probably mostly want to use it to manage the
> recordings etc. like adapting season/episode and metadata values and
> if possible when I'm not home checking my recordings schedule.
> Deleting I rather do behind a proper console, so I would like it if I
> could block that on the tablet. Errors are easier made on there.
> It will be fitted with a vpn tunnel to home and a decent firewall, so
> possibly I occasionally will want to watch if I'm not home. This of
> cause depending on if it will be workable (my present recordings are
> all mpeg2 SD)
>
>
I've found that Google's finger isn't an index or thumb, but the third
digit. Their overriding changes via their lousy security patches has
kept me from using it for secure or mission essential usage. Frankly,
might as well go with crApple (this, typed on a MacBook Pro, that took a
*lot* of work securing, barely).
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