MythTV 29 Released

[phoronix]

Phoronix: MythTV 29 Released

It's been a while since last having anything to report on with the once very popular MythTV HTPC/DVR software, but today it's out with a new stable release: MythTV 29...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MythTV-29-Released

[PluMGMK]

Wow, dropping the 0. Sounds cool and promising, though I'm not looking forward to the upgrade process which will probably take a whole weekend…

[M@GOid]

This must be the biggest naming jump in software history.

[audi.rs4]

I ran MythTV for years, but the lack of device support was always a issue. I have now moved to Plex that it has Live TV and Recording support, plus is available on Android TV which the Nvidia Shield runs, which is my primary device now.

[timofonic]

What's the difference between MythTV and Kodi? I never understood it....

[duby229]

What's the difference between MythTV and Kodi? I never understood it....

They both have media center interfaces. MythTV is a client/server model where the server runs the backend and manages the tuners and the frontend presents the media center to the user. Kodi is a standalone app where there is no frontend/backend. Kodi probably has a larger userbase because of all the internet TV plugins, but I personally think MythTV is more advanced.

[Michael_S]

What's the difference between MythTV and Kodi? I never understood it....

If you have the appropriate hardware, MythTV will operate as a DVR and let you record and replay broadcast television content.

Kodi can't do that. Kodi can communicate with a MythTV server so you can view your MythTV content, but Kodi can't manage the recording of broadcast content itself.

...or at least, that's how I understand it.

[timofonic]

If you have the appropriate hardware, MythTV will operate as a DVR and let you record and replay broadcast television content.

Kodi can't do that. Kodi can communicate with a MythTV server so you can view your MythTV content, but Kodi can't manage the recording of broadcast content itself.

...or at least, that's how I understand it.

I see.

But with IPTV everywhere, is MythTV still required? I guess it can do D (or P)VR with IPTV. I still just use Kodi for basic stuff, but I'm amazed it didn't gained recording support.

[baka0815]

Kodi has different PVR plugins (VNSI for example) which can talk to a local (or remote) vdr installation.

[Michael_S]

I see.

But with IPTV everywhere, is MythTV still required? I guess it can do D (or P)VR with IPTV. I still just use Kodi for basic stuff, but I'm amazed it didn't gained recording support.

I don't pay for television service, but I live close enough to a US city that I can get thirty broadcast channels on a digital antenna. I don't have MythTV or anything like it set up - my wife likes our Tivo, and it works well enough. But on my to-do list is "Replace Tivo with MythTV".