[mythtv-users] ECS LIVA Frontend

[James Miller]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2015, Michael Wisniewski wrote:

> A few months ago, there was some talk about using the ECS Liva as a mythtv
> frontend.  I was wondering how it is working out for you.  Some questions
> in particular:
>
> - Is there a page setup for a 'best practices' on how to get it up and
> running?
> - Is it an x64 processor?
> - Have there been any hiccups with playing mpeg2 files and h264 through
> mythtv?
> - Is the programming guide or anything else slow?
>
> Long time myth user from awhile ago and moved to xbmc/Kodi.  The PVR
> function works, but it's not as nice and user friendly as the mythtv
> frontend.  I'd like to keep a kodi box and get a cheap myth frontend box.
> Spending a hundred some bucks on the liva is pretty cost effective.

If you search liva+mythtv on google you will find some results that should 
address at least some of your questions. This is the one I'm most 
interested in 
http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2015-January/375223.html, 
though that deals with a FE/BE running, amazingly, on that hardware.