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Mythbuntu + Miro

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I’m wondering if a Mythbuntu box can wirelessly sync with one’s Miro libraries on a PC so that video and audio can be streamed from the PC to the TV, like a digital media receiver.

Furthermore, if MythTV is as great as this guy says, then I would like to be able to, through MythTV on TV with a remote, look through the Miro Guide and subscribe to appealing video feeds.

I understand that MythTV can do alot more than what Front Row on Apple TV can, but it seems like MythTV’s current concern and target is the cable/satellite-ripping (e.g., Tivo) folks, not those who are looking for a way to play their video RSS subscriptions (be it client-server or p2p/BIttorrent) on their TV.

Me, I’m trying to find other options besides cable/satellite TV, which is mostly on repeat for me since I tend to dwell in the 300s (movies and specialty stuff).

Miro + Apple TV

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So I’m sure that you’ve heard of Miro and Apple TV.  Miro’s a video-downloading and video-playing software application based on the Mozilla architecture, and Apple TV is a set-top box that can play downloaded video on your TV either directly from the Internet or through syncing with iTunes on your PC (Windows or OS X).

So what about syncing your feeds and files between Miro and Apple TV? Is it possible to do, so that you can subscribe to video feeds from YouTube or Bittorrent through Miro and play them on your Apple TV or other digital media receiver?

Well, here are the few options that are available at the moment for those who want to play their Miro-downloaded video on Apple TV:

  • Install Perian on Apple TV (or, if you prefer, VLC)
  • Install Miro directly on Apple TV (Miro has issues after installation, however).

I’m hoping that there will be easier options in comparison to having to go through such hacks to get greater video-reception capabilities for your TV as afforded by Miro.