<div dir="ltr">I use my MythTV frontend via an N bridge (Apple Airport to Time Capsule) and MPEG2 streaming is flawless for me. I get ~160Mbps throughput. But, YMMV based on distances, home construction materials, etc.<div><br></div><div>The bluetooth remote is an issue -- can't integrate into my universal remote. But, I guess adding an IR receiver via USB can solve that.</div><div><br></div><div>There are a few MythTV android frontend apps already. I'm hoping that one of them can be a good option, as I would really like a single device that could do commercial service streaming as well as MythTV.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Joseph Fry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@thefrys.com" target="_blank">joe@thefrys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Tom Harris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thom.j.harris@gmail.com" target="_blank">thom.j.harris@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Google announced their $99 Nexus Player device today: <a href="http://www.google.com/nexus/player/" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/nexus/player/</a><div><br></div><div>It is based on a quad core Atom processor ( <a href="http://blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2014/10/15/new-nexus/" target="_blank">http://blogs.intel.com/evangelists/2014/10/15/new-nexus/</a> ). There was nothing about it in this announcement, but based on past info it's supposed to support HW accelerated MPEG2 (I guess the intel video is capable).</div><div><br></div><div>To me this looks really interesting as one of two possibilities:</div><div><br></div><div>1) If you can load Linux on it, it's a great little inexpensive x86 box for standard Linux+mythfrontend</div><div><br></div><div>2) With good MPEG2 support, an Android MythTV frontend could make for a nice streamer box for MythTV + Netflix/Amazon/HBO/Chromecast/etc.</div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div></div><div>I see a couple of weaknesses. </div><div><br></div><div>1. The lack of wired networking, even 802.11ac can struggle with mpeg2 HD content. It does have a micro USB port, so perhaps a USB network adapter, but that would probably consume CPU cycles.</div><div><br></div><div> 2. The remote leaves something to be desired... and since it's bluetooth, it may not be easy to find a compatible remote with more buttons... perhaps one of the playstation remotes or something? (eg <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880107005" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880107005</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>3. I am not sure how well the PowerVR GPU will work in mythtv. It is supported by VAAPI using the proprietary drivers... so it may work great, but it may not.</div><div><br></div><div>4. Only 1GB of RAM, may be a bit low for some themes, folks with a large video collection, or lots of channels.<br><br>However, other than the networking, I suspect that the other 3 issues could be remedied with a well written app specifically for the device... of course someone would need to write that app.</div></div></div></div>
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