[mythtv-users] MythTV Light installation

[Jim Abernathy]

On 10/03/2018 07:36 PM, Jerry wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 7:18 PM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jfabernathy at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>     On Oct 3, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Jerry <mythtv at hambone.e4ward.com
>>     <mailto: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 <mailto: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.
>>
>>         Remotes are always such a joy to work with. :-}
>>
>>
>>     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.
>>
>>     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.
>>
>>     If only that software ran in Linux.... I have to start a VM to
>>     run it.
>>
>>     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.
>
>     If that doesn’t work, I’ll look at the Flirc.
>
>
> 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?
>
The smart Hub is an IR repeater.  So the remote control that comes with 
the hub communicates with BT to the hub and it sends IR to the devices.  
The Hub itself is a repeater.  It comes with remote IR senders that can 
be plugged into the hub to send IR signals outside the cabinet to the TV 
or whatever.

Jim A

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