[mythtv-users] Smart TV Advice

[Peter Bennett]

On 7/7/20 11:13 AM, 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?
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> _______________________________________________

Android TV should be able to run mythfrontend android version 
(https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Android) and leanfront 
(https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront/blob/master/README.md). 
I don't have experience with this on a smart tv.

Another option is an android TV device. The amazon fire stick 4K is an 
android device and it will run both of these perfectly at a reasonable 
price and with no bulky equipment. I have been using leanfront on 
android fire 4K for many months now with few problems. (disclosure - I 
am the author of leanfront and I worked on mythfrontend).

If your smart TV does not deliver as expected, you can pick up an amazon 
fire stick 4K, which is sometimes on sale for $35, normally $50.

Peter


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