[mythtvnz] Possible Mythtv Android Frontend?

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 5:46 PM, criggie <criggie at criggie.org.nz> wrote:
> On 22/12/13 17:12, Nick Rout wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 9:33 AM, tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 22/12/2013 12:02 a.m., Nick Rout wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't believe mythfrontend works on android.
>>>
>>>
>>> "MythTV Android Frontend is the first Android Client fully endorsed by
>>> the
>>> core MythTV Development Team."
>>>
>>> (Google "MythTV Android Frontend")
>>
>> Never actually seen it work myself!
>>
> Well my frontend blew up today - and this sounds like a brilliant
> replacement.
>
> http://www.dove.co.nz/products/cables-adapters-brackets-and-stands/adapters/9013
>
> This is under $100 and if the frontend app works then it would be a
> potential replacement.

Not all android boxes are created equal. I wouldn't count on any
particular one working for any particular multimedia software without
either getting the go ahead from someone with the same hardware, or
being prepared to spend the money and try it out.

You'd be far better with a Raspberry Pi running xbmc. At least you
know it'll work and do mpeg2.