[mythtv-users] interface an Anrdoid STB with MythTV system?

[Gordon McCrae]

On 08/12/15 07:16, James Miller wrote:
> I had a little extra cash and decided to buy one of these low-priced 
> Chinese-made Android STB-type thingies off Amazon and fiddle with it a 
> bit. I went for the GooBang Doo M8, which seems to have Kodi 
> pre-installed as well.
>
> I should be able to just hook the device directly to my monitor (I'm 
> not using a TV, having instead a large LCD monitor connected to my 
> Myth box) using my trusty HDMI to DVI adapter for some initial 
> experimentation. If the device proves useful, however, I might want to 
> try and somehow integrate it into my MythTV system. In addition to an 
> HDMI port, it has USB ports, an ethernet jack, and wifi. So there may 
> be alternate ways to get broadcast content out of it.
>
> I wanted to start off by asking here whether other list members have 
> experience with these things and specifically with integrating them 
> into a Myth system? Can anyone point me to any how-tos or other 
> relevant information? Thanks.
>
> PS I suppose there may be an actual acronym for these things--MSB 
> (media streaming box), maybe? I'm new to them so am likening them to 
> STB's, which are somewhat familiar to me.
> _______________________________________________
The simplest solution is to use the MythTV PVR Addon, you can then watch 
Recorded and Live TV from your MythTV system.

The interface is obviously different from MythFrontend, but if you can 
see past that it works well.

I've also seen people complaining that syncing the recorded TV list can 
take a while if you keep a really large list of recorded material, but 
I've never seen this myself as I move anything I want to keep into 
MythVideo.

Best advice is to try it out for yourself.

You'll also want to use the SQL backend for KODI so that it stores it's 
databases on the server instead of on the client, which can cause 
problems on these Android devices.

Cheers
Gordon