[mythtv-users] Recommendations needed for new FE box

[glen]

On Tue, 2018-07-31 at 21:37 -0700, Tom Harris wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 6:47 PM, David Engel <david at istwok.net>
> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 05:34:14PM -0500, Ashu Desai wrote:
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > Thank you!
> > 
> > > > >
> > 
> > > > > My problem is I don't know the difference say between
> > Raspberry Pi 3 B+
> > 
> > > > > video output vs say NUC with Pentium J5005 - i see multiple
> > NUC on amazon
> > 
> > > > > with under $200
> > 
> > > > >
> > 
> > > > > So just trying to see which way to go.
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > > For what do you want to use it?  MythTV, timestretch, YouTube,
> > Prime
> > 
> > > > Video, Playstation Vue, other streaming service, other HTPC
> > function?
> > 
> > > > Some boxes can do some of these, but no single box can really
> > do them
> > 
> > > > all well.  In other words, it all depends on what *you* want it
> > to do.
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > > David
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > My needs are extremely simple - I use Myth for music, videos (not
> > TV
> > 
> > > recordings - my own movie/homevideos collection), family photo.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > So basically my need is for a FE that will allow HD videos with
> > HD
> > 
> > > (generally speaking - HD-DTS, TrueHD, etc etc) passthrough, I
> > also have
> > 
> > > "some" H.265 movies that are currently unplayable owing to the
> > ZOTAC ION
> > 
> > > processor that can't handle it.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > For those needs, just about anything that runs mythfrontend should
> > 
> > suffice.  For even lower end, you could even get by with Kodi. 
> > Just
> > 
> > make sure whatever hardware supports those audio formats.  As has
> > been
> > 
> > mentioned, some newer, lower-end NUCs can't do do audio pass
> > through.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > I wanted to dab into the airplay but i only get the sound out -
> > no video.
> > 
> > > However, that is for another email chain since I don't want to
> > hijack this
> > 
> > > one by digressing.
> > 
> 
> One note on the Kodi option:   In general I find it works very well
> on my cheap little Pi3 box.  Playback of completed recordings is very
> good.
> 
> But, one area that it does quite poorly at is ’time shifting’ —
> starting playback on a video that is currently recording.   I do this
> a lot with ballgames.  I start watching an hour after the game begins
> and skip commercials and dead time until I reach current time.  
>  MythFrontEnd is great for this.  Kodi is very bad.  It messes up the
> (changing) end time, and skip ahead/back doesn’t skip the correct
> amount of time.
>  
> 
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fwiw: i am using two meecool m8s pro plus boxes, i got for 40 each from
gearbest. on each i added 10 dollar 32gig sdcardand installed coreelec
8.9. kodi is vers. 18. the myth pvr plays everything back surprisingly
well. i have mostly ota recordings at high bitrates. the 905x amlogic
chip will play netflix at 720p and adjust tv for framerates. i also set
up tvheadend in the backend for live tv as it is much better than live
in myth. on andorid side i used custom rom that is based on nexus
player and does android tv. it all works pretty well for a 50 dollar
solution. i agree with comment above that kodi pvr with seek from time
to time but overall it workspretty well and does the commercial skips
if they are accurate.
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