<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Jim C <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim_32766@hotmail.com" target="_blank">jim_32766@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Based on all the discussion regarding the Raspberry Pi as a MythTV<br>
frontend I've decided to get one to try. Being totally new to the topic<br>
I have some real beginner-level questions - even after visiting the RPi<br>
page and the MythTV wiki.<br>
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Which OS is "better" for this purpose? I've noticed discussion of<br>
OpenElec, Ubuntu Mate, Snappy Ubuntu, and Raspbian. Others?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I found OpenElec to be really simple to set up. It’s built for this purpose. It may take some tweaking to get it working well ( I posted my experience and tips for that a few weeks ago).</div><div><br></div><div>Mythfrontend has only recently become an option, thanks to Lawrence Rust’s great work. Personally, I think mythfrontend has better UX than Openelec/Kodi. But, Kodi is more mature at this point and has near perfect playback.</div><div><br></div><div>8GB µSD cards are pretty cheap.. grab a couple and try multiple options. I switch between Openelec/Kodi and Raspian/Mythfrontend.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Is a true MythTV frontend preferred, or is Kodi with MythTV PVR more<br>
widely used? Trade-offs?<br>
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What size memory card is commonly used, 8B, 16GB, 32GB? Class 10 only?<br>
Any critical trade-offs?<br>
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How resilient is the Pi to power loss? Does it need a controlled<br>
shutdown to function normally?<br>
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Other advice for a beginner?<br>
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