[mythtv-users] Alternative to zbox for a frontend

[Paul Gardiner]

On 10/09/2017 16:45, Peter Bennett wrote:
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> On 09/10/2017 10:47 AM, Paul Gardiner wrote:
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>> On 09/09/2017 16:49, Peter Bennett wrote:
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>>> Raspberry pi 3 ? You can't go far wrong for $50.
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>> So can the pi 3 decode and deinterlace 1050i content running under
>> Mythfrontend?
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>> P.
> 1080i content under mythfrontend - yes. I use that all the time. 
> Hardware decoding and hardware advanced deinterlace. You need to buy a 
> $2 license for MPEG2 and follow the setup instructions for raspberry pi 
> in the mythtv wiki.

Oh astounding! From the wiki, it looks like I might get away with using 
the pi 2 I was given as a present some time ago and for which until now 
I never found a use.