[mythtv-users] Mythweb versus Webfrontend

[Ian Evans]

On Wed, Apr 1, 2020, 5:58 PM Bob Long, <bob at oblong.com.au> wrote:

> Tom Dexter wrote on 2/4/20 7:23 am:
>
> On 4/1/20, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, neither Mythweb or Webfrontend is getting a lot of attention
> these days.  Webfrontend was started more than 6 years ago.  Even at that
> time, Mythweb had such serious technical issues that it warranted scrapping.
>
> That seems a little extreme. While I know it's not actively maintained
> and I'm sure there are things in mythweb that don't work correctly, I
> can say for sure that everything I use it for has worked perfectly
> going in 14 years.
>
> Tom
>
> Agreed; for me, MythWeb has been very useful (I'm up to MythTV 0.28). So I
> think we definitely need something with similar functionality.
>
>
My use case for Mythweb is solely for remote admin of recordings. You're in
a coffee shop (pre-self-isolation) and read on Twitter that XYZ is airing a
news special and you won't be home to set it up. Or checking on things
during a trip. I've never used the video library section or tried to play
anything. Solely admin.

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