[mythtv-users] MythTV Light installation

[Jerry]

On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 7:18 PM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Oct 3, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Jerry <mythtv at hambone.e4ward.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 5:30 PM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> I’ll check out the wiki when I get started.  As to remotes, I’m going to
>> try the Harmony Smart hub remote I used on my NUC. it supports Bluetooth
>> and I think the RP3+ does as well, at least the advertising shows the WIFI
>> and bluetooth logos.
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>> Remotes are always such a joy to work with. :-}
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> I have heard the WiFi is spotty but I haven't tested it yet -- I have only
> had a wired connection with my Pi so far.  I think that varies from user to
> user.
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> The Pi 3B+ has Bluetooth.  That could work pretty well if you can figure
> out the keyboard mappings.  If it worked on the NUC, it should work fine.
> I just have a basic Harmony remote and I'm not familiar with the Smart hub,
> but I like the basic software very much.
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> If only that software ran in Linux.... I have to start a VM to run it.
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> What Doug said about the FLIRC is very true.  They are so simple to set up.
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> The reason I use the Harmony Smart Hub remote is because I can get it to
> control all my devices in the family room: Cable, Satellite, Bluray,
> FireTV, Roki, computer, Mythtv, Kodi.  It works on my Ubuntu, and Mac
> computers, but I have not tested it on Windows, but I use the Logitech
> Media Center PC to setup the Smart Hub.
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> If that doesn’t work, I’ll look at the Flirc.
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I used that remote I linked to for an Odroid C2 running Android.  I was
using that for a while and then put Arch Linux on it and haven't used the
remote in a few weeks.  I'm anxious to know about the Mythtv Android
frontend as the C2 is a very capable machine, much faster than even the Pi
3B+.  And they're pretty cheap, too.  No Bluetooth or WiFi support, but
there is an IR receiver and much more capable Gigabit Ethernet than the Pi
3B+'s 300Mbps.  But I digress.

When I travel, I bring the Pi3 along as a backup device for watching media
(along with a Fire TV stick which usually works for Plex or Kodi).  It's
pretty much overkill but I have an electronics addiction.

The Smart Hub remote sounds great.  I only have a few devices but one is a
Fire TV and I can't control that with my basic Harmony remote.  It would be
nice to incorporate that as well.

Bluetooth would be great to get rid of that line of sight limitation with
IR.  I have to be careful where I'm pointing my remote or I'll miss the
stereo receiver.

Do you have a repeater for other devices like your cable and satellite box
or are they Bluetooth as well?
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