[mythtv-users] AppleTV with Linux

[jedi at mishnet.org]

>>Interesting. Are you using the mythicbeasts approach to getting linux
>>on the appletv? The generic appletv dev wiki has only an outdated page
>>regarding linux.
[deletia]
>>Of course, I could just go with the full MythFrontend.app in the
>>hacked AppleTV frontend, but I heard it is a bit on the sluggish side.
>>
>
> If you want 100 percent painless, go for a MacMini and mythfrontend
> under OSX. But of course, three times the cost. I have both and if I
> was not so stubborn, I'd deploy the MacMini int the media room and
> get another one for development.

    The mini may be more expensive but it's also got plenty of CPU power
to spare and that can be very handy for transcode & commflagging jobs.
Although a $230 frontend box is a mighty tempting sort of thing...