[mythtv-users] MythFrontend on an AppleTV

[Matthew McClement]

David Campbell wrote:
> Neil Raymond wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I've added a HOWTO to the wiki detailing the steps I took to get 
>> MythFrontend running on my AppleTV:
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_MythFrontend_on_an_AppleTV
>>
>> I made a note of the steps that I took when I did the original installation, 
>> but I haven't had chance to redo it all from scratch yet to verify all the 
>> commands in the howto. I'd be interested if someone who has already opened 
>> their AppleTV could run through the procedure and provide feedback if 
>> necessary.
> 
> Nice.
> 
> Anyone running Myth on an AppleTv and able to decode BBC HD live?
> 

That's never going to happen. The AppleTV officially only supports 5Mbps
720p24 H.264, and I believe that's Quicktime H.264 which is the base
standard and b-frames. The BBC content uses a fair bit more of the H.264
standard(MBAFF being the big one I believe).

It does however make a very neat and pretty SD frontend.

Matt