[mythtv-users] LeanFront EPG display

[Peter Bennett]

On 1/23/22 4:27 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 2:44 PM Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv at gmail.com 
> <mailto:pb.mythtv at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     On 1/23/22 1:39 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:
>     > Thank you.  When selecting live tv on the main page, it shows
>     all of
>     > the previous live tv recordings.  If I scroll way down then I
>     can get
>     > to just the channels and watch live tv.
>     > Anyway to not show all the live tv recordings?
>
>     They will be automatically deleted after a short time, whatever
>     MythTV
>     does, I think a day or two, I am not sure of the rules for Live TV.
>
>     You can delete them. When in the LiveTV group you can also select
>     a row
>     press menu and delete the whole row.
>
>     > Ideally, I just want the channel numbers listed with information
>     about
>     > the show that is currently being aired.  None of the other stuff.
>     >
>     > Thank you.
>     >
>     I seldom use LiveTV, so adding it to leanfront was a case of doing
>     the
>     minimum to make it work. It cannot work the same as mythfrontend,
>     where
>     mythfrontend starts a recording for the current show, then
>     switches to a
>     recording for the next show when the first show ends, this requires
>     backend interaction not available via the API. Leanfront instead
>     makes a
>     time based recording from the channel, so the recording file does not
>     have the program name, just a default name with date and time.
>
>     Note that LiveTV in leanfront is unsuitable for channel surfing. It
>     takes 15-30 seconds to tune a channel, so I have not provided a
>     way to
>     change channels while watching. You have to exit playback,
>     confirm, and
>     then select another channel.
>
>     If you use LiveTV and you have a specific suggestion for improving
>     it,
>     please open an issue in github.
>
>     I thought it was useful to leave the LiveTV recordings in the list
>     and
>     allow them to be automatically deleted by the system. If you want
>     them
>     deleted immediately upon exit that should not be difficult.
>
>     Possibly I could provide a way to invoke LiveTV from the Program
>     Guide
>     if that would help.
>
>     Peter
>
>
> Lately I have been playing around with what is available to run as a 
> frontend on android devices as I no longer use any type of pc for 
> watching tv.
> Leanfront is really nice because it is such a small package and really 
> snappy.  Picture quality looks good too. But I am a channel surfer so 
> its not really the best option for me.
> Currently I am fine using Kodi with the mythtv pvr plugin.  It does 
> everything I need and is fairly snappy. But Kodi is kind of bloated 
> and just feels heavy.  And I only use it for watching tv.
> Mythfrontend on android works, but it is slow.
> I have plex with a lifetime pass.  The dvr on it works fairly well, 
> but its not compatible with the mythtv backend.
> And NOTHING beats the mythtv backend for scheduling and recording tv.
> If plex ever has the option to work with the mythtv backend, then that 
> would be pretty awesome.  I could use plex for everything.
> I'm sure you have more important things to do with your time rather 
> than modify leanfront to do something that only a few people would 
> appreciate.  But I really appreciate the offer.
>
> Appreciate what you all do.
> Thanks.
>
>
For Live TV I use the Xfinity Stream app, which also runs on the fire 
stick, and is available if you are a Comcast subscriber. It has all the 
channels and a guide. Other providers may also have an app you can use 
on the fire stick or Android TV device.

Peter

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