[mythtv-users] Is Nvidia Shield the future for Mythtv Frontend??

[Greg Oliver]

On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 10:30 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Dec 26, 2018, at 9:46 AM, glen <glenb at glenb.us> wrote:
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> On Tue, 2018-12-25 at 22:16 -0500, James Abernathy wrote:
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> On 12/25/18 9:41 PM, glen wrote:
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> On Tue, 2018-12-25 at 18:45 -0500, James Abernathy wrote:
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> While sitting around during the holidays watching TV, I started thinking
> about how to improve my home media center.  My backend is a powerful server
> with RAID so I’m covered there.  My Frontends need some work though. It
> maybe my brain going crazy, but I no longer think my Ivy Bridge i3 NUC is
> not up to the task.  Too much tearing at the bottom of the screen no matter
> what settings I use. This started as the kernels got updated on Ubuntu
> 16.04 in prep for moving to 18.04. My guess is improving the drivers for
> the new Intel chips they messed up the old 3rd Core generation drivers.
>
> Even my RP3 B+ has better video performance.  Since I use FireTV in
> addition to Mythtv, I’m thinking of something like the Nvidia Shield.  It
> can run all the apps that the FireTV does and it plays games and runs
> mythtv frontend.
>
> At $150, I can’t buy a more powerful PC than what I have. So I’m thinking
> the Shield is right solution moving forward without breaking the bank.
>
> What do others think??
>
> Jim A
>
>
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> i have 2 shields i got for very low price. i agree to be able to have netflix, amazon, hbogo etc plus mythfrontend
>
> is a big advantage. mythfrontend runs pretty well. i have a little trouble with h264 using mediacodec so i use ffmpeg
>
> codec for everything. also for me only ffmpeg codec allows subtitles. playback is acceptable. not as good as on my backend,
>
> a ryzen 7 with nvidia 750 ti. you could also try to build from master and check out the vaapi 2 and see if that improves
>
> the nuc's before you take the plunge. overall i'm quite happy with the shield on a 4k tv and thanks to the great
>
> work by peter bennet now having mythfrontend makes a really versatile solution for me.
>
>
> The advances of small multi-core CPUs with built-in GPU has been great
> since I retired from the industry. I know that a PC that you spend $400 for
> will do the job. Also an old PC with a good Nvidia graphics card with do
> the job.  For me form factor is also a big issue.  That's why I spent a lot
> of time debugging performance on the 3rd gen Core i3 NUC. But that
> performance is going down not up.
>
> The RP3 B+ is quite good on Kodi but still lacking on mythfrontend.
> Neither can do SlingTV, Prime Video etc.
>
> So if the developers are spending their time on Nvidia Shield then that
> may be the direction I should head. The hardware specs on the Shield are
> impressive and the price is nice. I am sticking with v29 on the backend
> because it's stable. I know the pre30 mythfrontend works on my Macbook with
> the v29 backend, but had missing libraries on the RP3 with Raspbian. So I
> can't see if any improvements have happened on the RP3.
>
> From monitoring the mailing list I see there are a number of people with
> the Shield.  My use case for the Shield would be Mythfrontend displaying
> recorded MPG2 files from OTA tuners. I use the HDHR Quatro and Connect
> devices.
>
> Jim A
>
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> i run the mythfrontend on a shield and also use the hdhomerun quattro as
> well as hdpvr. the files play without stutter and any frontend features i
> use all work. i do have to use a cheap usb wireless backlit keyboard to do
> edits and other functions as the remote is limited (at least for me). that
> was another 10 dollars. i can't answer about question on dvb streams but i
> think if u.s. mpeg2 hd plays those would also play. i have mpeg2 files that
> go over 6gigs/hour. only issue i had was on hdpvr content or other iptv
> content in h265 that i had to change codec. but they play.
>
>
> So if the MPEG2 videos from the HDHR Quatro are good on the Shield then I
> may make the jump to it. I also use the USB wireless keyboard for editing
> and setup.
>
> Just make sure you create the playback profiles from the wiki and indeed,
everything played back very nicely and de-interlacing was excellent.
I use HDPVRs and HDHRs (original models) as well here in the US.


>
> i don't know firestick 4k, but i had a cheap box with the s905x arm, same
> as mibox, and it was pretty bad on mythfrontend. shield a world of
> difference on mythfrontend and everything else. i did put libreelec on the
> cheap box and kodi worked really well fwiw. hope that answers some of your
> questions.
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