[mythtv-users] Cheap frontend for HD

[Peter Bennett (cats22)]

On 05/20/2015 10:49 AM, Gordon McCrae wrote:
> Interesting, does the RP2 deal with MPEG-2 OK (I have Freeview DVB
> files), and does it have support for 4K?
>
> I'm particularly interested in why it's easier to manage the KODI
> menus, network connections etc in Linux than in Android, as I plan to
> implement KODI on my REVOs which are Linux based. I was under the
> impression that the menus and network stuff in KODI was all done
> within either the config file or in KODI itself, at least that's how
> I've done it.
>
> As a Unix admin of over 30 years, I didn't find it any easier to setup
> in Linux than in Android, and the web browsing in Android is many
> times faster than under Linux on my REVOs. The other advantage I've
> found with Android devices is that you can easily get apps for things
> like Netflix, BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4OD, etc etc which simply
> aren't available on Linux unfortunately.
>
> Cheers
> Gordon
>
>
MPEG2 works fine with Raspberry Pi (you have to pay $2 for the MPEG-2
license). All of the programs are broadcast here in mpeg2
(Massachusetts). I do not know about 4K, I have only tried up to 1920*1080.

Regarding Android - The Kodi setup was a bit of a challenge. I had to
compile Kodi and the myth pvr plugin because the versions available in
repositories were not right. For Android I have no idea of how to do
that and I have never tried "rooting" a machine. On the Raspberry pi
Linux I am able to use some of the scripts I have been using already for
the mythtv setups. Maybe Linux is easier for me just because I am
familiar with it, and it is the same OS as mythtv itself.

Peter

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