[GTALUG] Recommendation for a media center front end?

[Ansar Mohammed]

I have a V3 that works very well. But I can confirm that the HEVC content
can be hit or miss with an older model
I am planning on upgrading to a v5 for 4K support as the V3 is 1080p only.

On Sat, Sep 7, 2024 at 8:48 PM Michael Galea via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> I did consider the PI when both v3 and v4 came out.  The V3 was a no go
> from the start, and with V4 I noticed stuttering and tearing.  I wonder
> why your experience seems to be better than mine.
>
> One thing Ive noticed, and have to fix, is that HEVC encoded content
> seems to be burdening my existing CPU, often to the point where it
> overheats and shuts down.
>
> As to the CEC, I always just installed a wireless keyboard and used that
> to navigate Mythtv.
>
> PS: For those interested, I restored my system by downgrading the kernel
> and nvidia drivers from sid back to stabe to testing, which involved an
> amount of brain salad surgery. After a number of hours of reinstalling
> packages, most everything is back.
>
> On 2024-09-07 12:20, Ansar Mohammed via talk wrote:
> > I have been using raspberry PIs for more than 10 years.
> > Simple, cheap and easy to use.
> > The PI also supports HDMI CEC (to allow you to use your TV remote to
> > control the PI's interface)
> > The PI is fanless super quiet and comes with loads of add-ons
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 7, 2024 at 10:23 AM Jim Ruxton via talk <talk at gtalug.org
> > <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Wondering if a Raspberry Pi might be an option?
> >     Jim
> >
> >     On Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 1:16 a.m. Michael Galea via talk
> >     <talk at gtalug.org <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>> wrote:
> >
> >         Hi All,
> >         The latest software upgrade of my MythTv Frontend dropped
> >         support for my
> >         video card, so I guess its time to go shopping.
> >
> >         I would appreciate any recommendations for small form factor or
> >         mini PC
> >         style hardware.
> >
> >         I'm currently looking at a Beelink Mini S12 Pro Mini PC, Intel
> >         12th Gen
> >         Alder Lake- N100(up to 3.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCIe SSD
> >         which is
> >         going for $329 on Amazon.  Has anyone had experience with this
> >         brand?
> >
> >         Thanks
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