MythDroid vs Polaris
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
MythDroid
A remote control system for MythTV featuring: * Support MythTV 0.21 - 0.26 * Optimised for both phone and tablet screens * Coverart / fanart display (MythTV 0.25+) * Standard and 'gesture' remote control interfaces * Move in-progress playback between frontends and/or the device itself * Wake and unlock upon device movement whilst in remotes * Display of detected commercial breaks * Browse, schedule, delete and play recordings * Stream recordings and videos to the android device * Music remote with album art * Video browsing and playback * Status and Program guide viewers * Automatic discovery of frontends and backend * Supports multiple frontends * Hardware keyboard 'passthru' * Frontend Wake On Lan * Call / SMS info display on MythTV OSD * Automated, secure, muxed connection for simplified use when away from home
Polaris
Connect to your Polaris server and listen to music on the go! Key features: - Shuffle mode - Songs preloading - Offline mode
| Feature | MythDroid | Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Media PlayerVideo | Media PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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