I recently dove into figuring out ways to get rid of the 4 comcast rental boxes I have and switch to an HTPC whole home setup. There are so many software options to choose from that I am completely lost. MythTV, XBMC, WMC, openelec, mediabrowser, etc etc etc.
Top priority is smoothly working live TV in every room along with DVR functionality. If possible, I would also like to be able to use the same setup to stream all of my saved media (music, pictures, etc). I will most likely be using HDHR prime and HDHR plus for tuners. (I can always get internal tuners if those are recommended)
I have numerous computers with varying performance capabilities that I can use for backend.
Frontend is where it gets tricky. Ease of use and remote control options are key. Ideally I'd like to purchase a number of raspberry pi's, but based on what I've read they're hit/miss on live TV performance. Any other low power/small/cheap setups that are recommended for frontend?
Sorry folks, I know this has been asked a bazillion times but every thread i could find had different suggestions and I couldn't get any sort of consensus on the matter.
Thank you!!
Top priority is smoothly working live TV in every room along with DVR functionality. If possible, I would also like to be able to use the same setup to stream all of my saved media (music, pictures, etc). I will most likely be using HDHR prime and HDHR plus for tuners. (I can always get internal tuners if those are recommended)
I have numerous computers with varying performance capabilities that I can use for backend.
Frontend is where it gets tricky. Ease of use and remote control options are key. Ideally I'd like to purchase a number of raspberry pi's, but based on what I've read they're hit/miss on live TV performance. Any other low power/small/cheap setups that are recommended for frontend?
Sorry folks, I know this has been asked a bazillion times but every thread i could find had different suggestions and I couldn't get any sort of consensus on the matter.
Thank you!!