<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Michael Tiller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.tiller@gmail.com">michael.tiller@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I have a MythTV system (MythBuntu 9.10) that is the hub of my media network. My in-laws live with us and they currently use a MediaMVP to access their programs. However, we are getting them an HDTV and so we want to have an HD capable media player to go with it<br>
<br>My wife and I have a Popcorn Hour in our room and it basically works. Not exactly the most polished piece of hardware but at least it has the necessary codecs, etc. By the way, in case anybody is interested I wrote my own custom web app to provide a crude MythTV interface to the Popcorn Hour. Only supports playback and deletion, but that is all we needed. You can find the source code <a href="http://github.com/mtiller/MythPCH" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
<br>Back to the topic at hand. I'm not exactly doing backflips over the popcorn hour so I'm open to other possibilities. My requirements are:<br><ol><li>HD output (their TV is going to be 720p).</li><li>Must be able to handle playback of both MPEG2 and whatever format the HD-PVR spits out (H.264 I assume).</li>
<li>Must be able to connect and playback MythTV recordings on the network.</li><li>Must be consumer friendly. The more "out of the box" the better. Although a "hacker" solution is fine for me, it has to be push button simple for them (and reliable).</li>
</ol>I'm not looking for high end. Just whatever can do these things and is reasonably cheap but reliable.<br><br>The PCH fits the bill on all of the above. I'm just wondering if there is anything else I should be looking at. For example, Newegg has <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16882005044" target="_blank">this combination Blu-ray/DLNA player</a> for $169.99. I doubt my in-laws would use the Blu-ray much and I'd be concerned that the DLNA support wouldn't provide seamless MythTV integration but nevertheless it is interesting because of the range of capabilities.<br>
<br>So is the PCH the best HD MythTV player out there or is there something better (and by that I mean mostly cheaper :-).<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>P.S. - Just noticed that A-110's are out of stock at <a href="http://popcornhour.com" target="_blank">popcornhour.com</a>. Doh! Anybody know where else they can be had?<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Get a Revo or similar and run a Myth frontend. Anything else will be a subpar experience.<br><br>Kevin</div></div>