[clug] raspberry pi MythTV frontend or another option?

[Duncan Bolt]

I have a Raspberry Pi which I have used to tune into MPEG 2 streamed from Transact via a computer doing the translation from UDP to RDP.

After spending 2 pounds on the MPEG-2 license it works well, and is cheap. Without the license it would not do the MPEG2. 


On 25/03/2013, at 9:11 AM, Paul wrote:

> On Sun 24/03/2013 8:58 PM, miloska wrote:
>> I use RPi + xbmc (openelec.tv <http://openelec.tv>) and that works quite well, I found
>> only one file that was sluggish with it, it's a 720p bluray rip file.
>> 
>> You may need to buy codec licences from the RPi manufacturer, but they are cheap just as
>> the device itself.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Paul <mylists at wilsononline.id.au
>> <mailto:mylists at wilsononline.id.au>> wrote:
>> 
>>    I'm looking for some options for second mythTV frontend for a spare room, as its going
>>    to be in-frequently used I don't want to spend a whole lot of $$ on a full-desktop and
>>    want to keep noise and power requirements low.
>> 
>>    I'm wondering if anyone has any experience or actual setups which work successfully.
>>    Note would need to be low powered  to reduce ongoing cost, otherwise I would need to
>>    put in standby or reboot when required as its not going to be used frequently.
>> 
>>    I have send some projects using the Raspberry Pi, but also read its limited due CPU
>>    speed, but wondered if this is an option.
>> 
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> 
> Thanks  for the reply, I think this should not be an issue as I'm mostly using it on recorded mpeg2 files from DVB ie recorded TV shows plus some ripped DVB avi files.
> 
> This certainly seems the cheapest even if its not the most optimal platform anyone know of any other barebones platforms around the $100-$200 mark?
> 
> Paul
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