[mythtv-users] Time to move to an HDMI stick for FEs?

[Larry Finger]

On 02/13/2015 12:12 AM, Paul Kendall wrote:
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> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 6:33 PM, Tom Harris <thom.j.harris at gmail.com
> <mailto:thom.j.harris at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Was there ever a verdict from the early adopters of these?   Are they usable
>     as MythTV frontends?
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>     - Does audio work in Linux?
>     - Any video acceleration support with VAAPI?
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> They work as frontends quite well. There are some problems with them be so new
> though.
> Audio over HDMI does not work as yet. i.e. the device is not recognized at all.
> The wireless works when you build a module from github.
> The bluetooth is not recognized. It's part of the wireless networking chip.
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> VAAPI works well. I have an external USB soundcard plugged in and a USB ethernet
> and it's
> a perfectly usable frontend. Pretty much all my content is h264 here in NZ.
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> I would however wait till audio is supported over HDMI before getting another one.

What is the wireless chip in these devices?

Larry