[mythtv-users] Fire TV and Vega

[Larry Kennedy]

On Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 11:43 AM Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 3:44 PM Larry Kennedy <lunchtimelarry at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Now I'm reading that Amazon is about to roll out this new Vega operating
> system based on linux instead of Android. While this might be a technical
> improvement, I'm concerned about the eco-system it will support.  I'm
> guessing Netflix and Prime Video will always be there, somehow, but i'm
> doubtful about the xfinity streaming app and a mythtv front end.
>
> In some ways it is unfortunate that they
> did not go with RDK for their streamers,
> which would have given them access to
> over 300 existing streaming apps today.
> However, RDK is not really targeted for
> the tablet form factor, so it would not
> have been a one solution for all without
> additional work.
>
> > Given this, have a picked the wrong horse in this race?
> >
> > Do we think Amazon will retrofit Vega on existing devices or just deploy
> it to new ones?
>
> I consider these as being related.  It seems
> likely that Amazon will not quickly migrate
> any of their various existing devices as step
> one will be getting the ecosystem into
> developers hands so they can choose to
> write new versions of their apps, and that
> takes time to accomplish unless Amazon
> will be providing an Android API layer to
> ease the transition as part of Amazon's
> Vega SDK.  More interesting questions
> may end up being what requirements
> will be placed on apps and whether Vega
> will even allow side loading.
>
> I expect you will have a fair amount of
> time to choose your next streamer
> solution (and the eventual device may
> not even exist today).
>

Let's hope so.   Since Vega apparently started ca. 2018, I was concerned it
might be imminent.

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