Difference between revisions of "Android TV Leanback Frontend"
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| − | The Android Leanback user interface is used by many video streaming services, such as Amazon Prime Video. | + | This is an experimental lightweight MythTV frontend that is built for the Android TV "Leanback" interface. It does not have the full functionality of mythfrontend. I call it ''leanfront''. |
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| + | The Android Leanback user interface is used by many video streaming services, such as Amazon Prime Video. ''leanfront'' will be consistent in look and feel with other android TV applications. | ||
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| + | == Advantages over mythfrontend == | ||
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| + | * It is able to play 4K video at 60 fps with true 4K resolution. | ||
| + | * It is able to play 1080p video smoothly on low end devices. | ||
| + | * It uses hardware decoding exclusively for all video and audio output. | ||
| + | * It supports Voice search using the built in microphone. | ||
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Revision as of 23:09, 1 November 2019
Overview
This is an experimental lightweight MythTV frontend that is built for the Android TV "Leanback" interface. It does not have the full functionality of mythfrontend. I call it leanfront.
The Android Leanback user interface is used by many video streaming services, such as Amazon Prime Video. leanfront will be consistent in look and feel with other android TV applications.
Advantages over mythfrontend
- It is able to play 4K video at 60 fps with true 4K resolution.
- It is able to play 1080p video smoothly on low end devices.
- It uses hardware decoding exclusively for all video and audio output.
- It supports Voice search using the built in microphone.
