[mythtv-users] Cheap frontend for christmas

[Josu Lazkano]

Thanks Karl,

I am really interested in this device. I have some questions:

1. Is it posible to power on the device from the USB? Didi you try to
to power on from MCE remote? In the BIOS there will be something like
USB wake up.

2. Could you try to play some HD content? Here you have some examples:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/nzone_hdcontent_home.html

Thanks for your help!

Regards.

2014-12-19 18:10 GMT+01:00 Karl Newman <newmank1 at asme.org>:
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Tom Bongiorno <tbjr at bongohut.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello and thanks for the replies,
>>>
>>> ECS Liva really look interesting, but what about the HD contents,
>>> which driver works with this device?
>>>
>>> The RPI could not manage the HD content.
>>>
>>> Kind regards.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Josu Lazkano
>>
>>
>> The ECS Liva should easily handle HD. I assume that Dale used the
>> procedure specified in the wiki.
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/VAAPI
>>
>> -Tom
>
>
> I just got one of these, too, and it's working great. I plan on writing up
> my install notes as well. I installed Gentoo on it and VAAPI worked right
> away (well, once I changed the paint engine to OpenGL--why is that not the
> default??). I have mine connecting over wireless (until I crawl under the
> house to run the CAT 6) and it seems to be working okay, although I may have
> broken something yesterday while trying to get an Ethernet bridge working
> (failed). I don't have any HD content to test with, but the HD sample
> available through the mythtv frontend setup wizard played smoothly with no
> tearing. Both HDMI audio and analog audio are working (there were some early
> notes that HDMI audio wasn't working, but no problem here--it was actually
> harder for me to find the right kernel config option to get the analog
> working). Both VGA and HDMI work and the connected interface is
> auto-detected when X starts. I didn't need to create an X config file.I
> bought a cheap MCE remote on Newegg (a VRC1100 type) and was surprised that
> a lot of things already worked in Myth. I specifically didn't install lirc
> or compile Myth with lirc support. Bafflingly, some key things *didn't* work
> (I think MCE remotes should work with Myth out of the box...). Most
> annoyingly, using Myth's key editor I tried to remap the Global context
> ESCAPE key to use the "Back" button (close to the direction arrows), which
> was coming in natively as BACKSPACE. It worked in navigating the menus,
> etc., but it was ignored in TV playback--I couldn't exit playback using it.
> I ended up creating a udev rule that uses ir-keytable to swap the scancodes
> for the ESC and BACKSPACE buttons.
>
> Once I do get the CAT 6 connected I plan to try to use the wireless card as
> an access point to improve wireless coverage at the back of the house (hence
> trying to get bridge mode working). At this point I think the only device
> which isn't working is Bluetooth, but I have no need for that. All-in-all,
> it's a great little device at a fantastic price and I think it's the small,
> cheap, silent and low power frontend a lot of us have been waiting for.
>
> Karl
>
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-- 
Josu Lazkano