[mythtvnz] Apple TV 4th Gen with mythtv server

[Rama Madhusudhan]

Wow thanks for the options, Android box looks promising but how and where
the backend go ? Thanks

Rama

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 1:51 PM, Joel Wirāmu Pauling <joel at aenertia.net>
wrote:

> Not all of them have HDMI2.0b support or HDR - so it's a bit of crapshoot.
> And the firmware updates are generally the issue rather than the SoCs.
>
> But if you do go down the ali-express route look for:
>
> 10Bit HDR Support, VP Profile 2 (this is what Youtube HDR encodes in).
> And Gigabit Ethernet
>
> I am a fan of the Rk3399 based board like the firefly -
>
> Unfortunately at the moment there is no HDR support under linux for any of
> the drivers (closed or open). Intel is working on extensions for wayland,
> and nvidia are implementing some deep-field extensions for glx surfaces -
> but not even herculean compilation efforts building from working trees
> renders a usable stack at the moment (I've tried)
>
> Android on the other hand has several HDR graphics drivers. The Nvidia one
> being the most feature complete. The Mali implementations are lacking and
> require proprietary SoC add-on chips - which in turn means being limited to
> the integrators firmware builds.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 26 September 2017 at 13:37, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Joel Wirāmu Pauling <joel at aenertia.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Vote for the Nvidia Shield - currently easily the best TV front-end
>>> media box out.
>>>
>>> You will need to order from Amazon/Ebay as no-one seems to be importing
>>> them locally. But the non-hdd version can be had for $300 NZD mark.
>>>
>>> There are some reasonable Chinese variants around but Updates/Frimware
>>> and really knowing your SoC's is required in order to make a good choice.
>>>
>>
>> If you want an economical kodi front end then buy an s905/s905x/s912
>> android box from china and put libreelec on it. I have three and they are
>> brilliant, and you cannot beat this price:
>>
>> https://www.geekbuying.com/item/MECOOL-M8S-PRO-Plus-4K-TV-Box-381461.html
>>
>> Also the Odroid C2 is a good choice.
>>
>> With those chipsets you get 4k decoding.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26 September 2017 at 09:32, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If a NUC is too expensive, get a chromebox, they sell on trademe for
>>>> around $2-300.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Rama Madhusudhan <
>>>> rama.madhusudhan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Jean, I do accept your point. We currently have a box myth box
>>>>> where backend is myth and frontend is kodi but its been nearly 10 years old
>>>>> and its time to update our box. We are considering resizing it to small
>>>>> factor and that's where the Apple TV came to our mind. We also thought of
>>>>> considering Intel Nuc with network tuner HD Homerun and external hard disk
>>>>> but the box itself costs a lot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any idea about HD Home run connect, are they good ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Rama
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 1:32 AM, Jean-Yves Avenard <
>>>>> jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2017 at 12:18 pm, Rama Madhusudhan <
>>>>>> rama.madhusudhan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks Jean, can you please recommend a good compatible or
>>>>>>> equivalent as mythbackend for Apple TV and kodi as frontend.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Rama
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know of any backend that would run on a backend, nor do I
>>>>>> think it would be an okay solution even if it existed.
>>>>>> There's no storage, no extension (adding dvb card and so on)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I find the entire concept of attempting to install a backend in a
>>>>>> device such as an apple tv to be a waste of time that even if successful
>>>>>> would be mediocre at best.
>>>>>>
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