<div dir="ltr">On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Nick Rout <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick.rout@gmail.com" target="_blank">nick.rout@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
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On May 9, 2014 11:08 PM, "Michael T. Dean" <<a href="mailto:mtdean@thirdcontact.com" target="_blank">mtdean@thirdcontact.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On 05/08/2014 01:42 PM, Travis Tabbal wrote:<br>
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>> And I can bring another TV into the system for ~$50 (RPi, case, PSU, IR receiver).<br>
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> Wow, I remember when MythTV was considered a high-end, luxury DVR system. I guess now, you all want cheap (and, no, I don't mean "inexpensive").</p>
</div><p>one factor is that reasonable TV panels are so cheap. I often see people wanting to kit out houses with 5 or more TVs. They balk at that many $2-300 PC's but at $50 pis seems cheap. And yes the costs may vary widely depending where you live, but the pi is usually pretty cost effective no matter where you live.</p>
</blockquote><div>Also, in the past it took a pretty strong PC to decode HDTV well. Now, all these low end devices do HD playback nicely and it seems like they should be able to easily handle another source (setting aside the MPEG2 decoding issues which are a showstopper for most devices). I would love to take advantage of the low size, power, heat, noise, etc. of one of the many new streaming devices. Low cost is a bonus, but not really a requirement (for me).</div>
<div><br></div><div>I think one of the bigger driving issues is the rapid increase in internet content sources, requiring multiple devices, multiple remove controls (or complex config in a universal remote), and using up all the HDMI inputs people have.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I am most interested in alternate frontend options as a way to consolidate devices. I'll dump my Roku3 in a heartbeat if I can find a device that does Netflix, Amazon, HBO Go, and MythTV playback. I could probably also dump my AppleTV if the new device can play my iTunes music directly or through gateway software. <br>
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