2020-09-11, 00:17
Looking for some advice.
I'm currently using a W95 Box (S905W) running CoreELEC as a Tvheadend client. It is acting up a little so I'd thought I start searching for a replacement. It only needs to output to a 1080p TV in my bedroom.
I'm keeping my eye out for a Fire TV stick when it goes on sale, it seems like it would suit my needs.
But there is a nuance. My Tvheadend backend runs on my Shield TV in the Family room. A member of the Nvidia forums had ported over a version of the Tvheadend server to run on the Shield TV. I think it has become abandonware. It was last updated in March 2019 and his last post on the forum was over a year ago. It is currently working fine but I cringe every time there is a Shield TV, Kodi, or Tvheadend client update.
I'm considering going to a box that can act as a Tvheadend server and client for the bedroom TV. I have Gigabit Ethernet between the Shield TV, bedroom TV, WD Mycloud NAS, and HD Homerun tuner so it doesn't need WiFi (but I do have WiFi available).
I'm considering going with a Raspberry Pi 4B starter kit for about $65. I'm hoping I can get the CEC working working good enough on the old Visio TV to control Kodi and I have a wireless keyboard/air mouse remote with USB dongle as a backup.
I'm just wondering if there is something else out there at about the same price that would better suit my needs as a combination Tvheadend client/server.
I'm currently using a W95 Box (S905W) running CoreELEC as a Tvheadend client. It is acting up a little so I'd thought I start searching for a replacement. It only needs to output to a 1080p TV in my bedroom.
I'm keeping my eye out for a Fire TV stick when it goes on sale, it seems like it would suit my needs.
But there is a nuance. My Tvheadend backend runs on my Shield TV in the Family room. A member of the Nvidia forums had ported over a version of the Tvheadend server to run on the Shield TV. I think it has become abandonware. It was last updated in March 2019 and his last post on the forum was over a year ago. It is currently working fine but I cringe every time there is a Shield TV, Kodi, or Tvheadend client update.
I'm considering going to a box that can act as a Tvheadend server and client for the bedroom TV. I have Gigabit Ethernet between the Shield TV, bedroom TV, WD Mycloud NAS, and HD Homerun tuner so it doesn't need WiFi (but I do have WiFi available).
I'm considering going with a Raspberry Pi 4B starter kit for about $65. I'm hoping I can get the CEC working working good enough on the old Visio TV to control Kodi and I have a wireless keyboard/air mouse remote with USB dongle as a backup.
I'm just wondering if there is something else out there at about the same price that would better suit my needs as a combination Tvheadend client/server.
