[mythtv-users] dlna dmr frontend replacement.
HP-mini
blm-ubunet at slingshot.co.nz
Mon Oct 15 21:54:35 UTC 2012
Has this idea been discussed here before ?
The idea is to not have a separate frontend PC attached to TV but to use
a network connected combined BE/FE & use dlna push rendering of the
mythtv GUI to DMR devices.
A smart phone or tablet (or long range remote IR/wireless keyboard etc)
is used to control. (BubbleUPnP for example)
The video compression/streaming of the mostly static GUI should not be
to taxing.
The audio content could be streamed directly to AVR/HT-amp DMR.
Benefits:
- no low power marginal FE boxes needed.
- one remote noisy server box.
- no good video card needed.
- integrates with gadget ecosystem.
Downside:
- need lots of new shiny gadgets. (is this a downside?)
- rely on TV to do scaling/de-interlacing.
- might need to do transcoding for the DMR.
Thanks,
Brett
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