[mythtv-users] What's the deal with Kodi?

[John Marshall]

On 5/20/2015 2:05 PM, Damian wrote:
> First is the 'Android' route, but I would never own an Android device
> myself, so that issue doesn't affect me.
>
> Second was the 'tiny device'/Rasbery argument, which again makes sense,
> but I went down the 'slightly bigger than tiny' Liva route and
> MythFrontend works fine on that.

Well, not just tiny, but very cheap, even compared to an on-sale Liva. 
The Pi also has composite out, so if you have old TVs that can be 
useful.  If you have a new TV, Kodi/Pi supports CEC, so you may not need 
a separate remote.

> Finally there's the 'Music player' argument. And I have to admit, that I
> never even install the MythMusic plugin any more. When I last checked
> it, it was dreadful. I just don't play music though myth frontend. I
> prefer a dedicated music player (or the SliMP3 devices that I have
> dotted around the house).

I would add #4 - Kodi has lots and lots of plugins.