[mythtv-users] Apple TV info

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Tue Sep 9 16:08:02 UTC 2008


On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 01:21:48PM +0100, Adam Skinner wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> Im thinking of buying an apple tv mainly because its cheap and has HDMI.
> 
> I know there are two ways of working with myth - either using the
> crippled OSX or a full linux install. Here are a few questions.
> 
> Can you run lirc with a usb remote control on osx / native?
> 
> How fast is boot time using linux? Is menu navigation sluggish at all? 

    A little. No more than you would expect from any other 1Ghz machine.

> 
> Most important - Does audio (basic stereo , no special 5.1) work over
> the hdmi in linux?

   Nope. You will have to use the other audio output.

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