[mythtv-users] iPhone Frontend Issues

Paul Clark paul at aghast.co.uk
Wed Mar 18 09:57:22 UTC 2009


>  This leads me to the following question: Given the pros and cons of each
> approach, what would other LIKELY users of an iPhone MythTV frontend prefer
> to see implemented?
>
>  Built-in:
>  * High quality (h.264 level 3 + mp3 or aac-he, full resolution and
> framerate, high bitrates)
>  * Low battery consumption
>  * No commercial skip
>  * No extra controls (for changing channels, etc.)
>
>  Software Decoding:
>  * Full commercial skip support
>  * Overlay controls are possible
>  * Lower quality (though still very acceptable)
>  * Very high battery consumption

I'm going to add my vote for builtin.  I'd mainly be watching recorded
shows.  So long as I can ffwd through the ads I'd be happy.


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