[mythtv-users] AppleTV as mythfrontend?

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Tue Apr 3 17:47:35 UTC 2007


Peter A. Daly wrote:
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>     What advantage do you see it having over the multitude of other
>     solutions out there?
>
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> Seems to me like the best frontend hardware available for about $300.  
> I can barely build a diskless Via EPIA frontend for the price.  And 
> the case would be many times the size.  Worse video output options.
>
> Raw hardware wise, I think it's the best option out there if it can be 
> made to run mythfrontend and listen to a normal (more than 5 button!) 
> remote.
SD frontend.  For a little bit more though I'd just spring for the Mac 
Mini and get HD or the Dlink DSM-510 which I believe does HD playback 
via UPnP for around $250

Kevin


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