[mythtv-users] Just wondering - roku and mythtv

[Kris B.]

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012, at 11:32 AM, Rick wrote:
> I recently purchased a roku player.  After doing some searching on
> whether there is an app that will read/play Mythtv content, I notice it
> requires a few bits cobbled together.  Will the new version of Mythtv
> with it's additional features make a Roku player more feasible?
> 
> I would love to move my noisy, big frontend/backend out of the living
> room.

Short answer - no.   Remember, it is up to someone to program the Roku
to access Myth content, and it has to be in a Roku format (h264 mp4)...
most people still record with mpeg2 in Myth... 

Having said that, if you built a myth unit, you can more than likely
handle the interfacing the two with the stuff that is out there -
basically the mythtv private channel accesses mythweb, and then serves
up the video.  That channel has a code - you don't have to sideload it
like the instructions say (unless you wanted to).  

However, you will have to transcode your shows to show up there, though.

-- 
  Kris B.
  krisbee at krisbee.com