[mythtvnz] recommendations for front end...

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Don Robertson <don at robertson.net.nz> wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:26:06 Kenneth Dixon wrote:
>
>> There are a lot of android devices out which will work as a MythTV frontend
>> if combined with Kodi <http://kodi.tv/> (XBMC) and the the cmyth PVR plugin:
>> http://www.dx.com/s/google+tv
>> I haven't tried it with one of these stand alone boxes, but works fine with
>> a tablet + HDMI out.
>>
>> You also get the native Netflix app.
>>
>> Ken.
>
>
> Since you mention Android, I'll ask. I have not really had a good google on
> this - so sorry if it is obvious.
>
> I have tried several things to play my MythTV recordings on a Samsung tablet,
> but none work. I always get a error something like 'Sorry, this format cannot
> be played'. The only thing that seems to play the videos is VLC.
>
> I did have a go at finding out more - and it could be that Samsung has
> restricted the formats the device can play.
>
> So just wondering if you have set MythTV up to record in an Android friendly
> format, if Kodi is transcoding for Android, or if I should have got something
> other than a Samsung device? I could not find codec to install for the tablet,
> either.
>
> Finally - are you using an Android app to play the videos, or a uPnP client?
>

Just install kodi on your tablet. It has it's own codecs.