[mythtv-users] Biting the bullet...new frontend recommendations

[John Pilkington]

On 09/05/18 03:18, K Stanton wrote:
> I'd second the Raspberry Pi.  I set up a R Pi 3 a few month ago as a 
> remote frontend.  I spent more time getting the backend configured for 
> the remote frontend, and futzing with the mysql situation than setting 
> up the R Pi.  I watched a lot of the Olympics on it.  In panning 
> sequences I do notice some non-fluidity, but I notice things like that 
> from the GT630 in my main FE/BE system.
> 
> Depending on your time and money situation, you might just want to spend 
> $80 to experiment with one.
> 

And the fanless nvidia GT710 PCIe cards, from about 30 GBP, seem good to 
me unless you really want 4K.  Mine drives HD TV via HDMI and a monitor 
on VGA.  Panning shots aren't quite as solid as I can get via DLNA but 
the controllability is much better.