[mythtv-users] Is anyone using mythtv as a server for the new Internet capable TVs ?

[Marc Randolph]

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >> I'm in the market to buy a new TV.  I'm contemplating setting up a myth
>> >> TV server/system.
>> >>
>> >> Several of the TVs I am looking at appear to support some sort of
>> >> Internet capability.  Ie the Samsung 52LN650.
>> >> http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-ln52a650/4505-6482_7-32887597.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody
>> >>
>> >> I am wondering if such a TV could connected directly to a mythTV backend
>> >> (server), without the need for a local front end PC.  Has anyone tried
>> >> this ?
>>
>> It seems it's for a dedicated builtin browser. But, they might be
>> using linux, as other TV mfrs are. Maybe it's hackable.
>
> The mythserver can serve mythtv as a html page, right ?  Usable by any
> browser ?   I wonder if these TVs and connect boxes could make use of
> that ?
>
> I'm trying to figure a way out of having to have an htpc beside every
> TV.

I don't see any mention that it has a web browser in any way that we
think of web browsing, but I do see that the not the 650, but the
7-series and up has "SmartContent"... aka DLNA (which is a next-gen
UPnP).   Google does produce a few hits on mythtv+dlna

The 650 does have InfoLink, which appears to be a RSS feed from
USA-Today that you can customize for location, stocks, etc.   What are
the chances it can be reconfigured to get RSS from the mythbox?  I'm
guessing slim, but who knows.

Do people actually hook TV's up to their myth boxes?  :-)

   Marc