[mythtv-users] Smart TV Advice

[TimP]

On 2020-07-07 16:13, Adam Skinner wrote:

> Hi List, 
> 
> I've got a fairly good myth setup in multiple rooms with some intel NUCs. All working pretty well. 
> 
> I want to add a brand new TV for a kids bedroom and am looking at recent smart TVs for sale in the UK. Theres android , tizen , webOS and whole host of other smart OS's.  Minefield for the uneducated. 
> 
> The kid wants youtube and some other net apps - but access to MythTVs recordings / videos would be welcome. UPNP I guess is the (bad) default option. UPNP is bad as it doesn't sort well , takes a long time  , doesn't seek and is prone to crashing.  
> The Wife wants ITV Hub - but that doesn't seem to work on most things and if it does I wouldn't trust ITV to not remove it in a few months. 
> 
> If anyone has any experience of Smart TVs working with MythTV  - please could you post a reply?

Our Sony became dumb a while ago, BBC IPlayer was the first to go then
gradually others. I would go for a monitor and soundbar with an nvidia
shield. You can always replace the shield with the latest gadget when it
goes stale. 

Cheers, 

Tim.
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