[mythtv-users] Recommendations needed for new FE box

[David Engel]

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.

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David Engel
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