Still worth using? Slave box without signal?

[richsimpson]

So I finally bit the bullet for the bedroom zgemma and replaced it from an H2S to a H7S.
I now have 2 x H7S boxes, one with 2 x Sat and 1 x TV signal, the other just 2 x Sat.
Both boxes are able to view and play the recordings of the other box.

The H2S is surplus but fine. I do have another remote room that is network enabled, a bar/summer house at the end of the garden. Currently I use Kodi on a firestick to be able to access the channels and movies from the first H7S box. It works but it doesn't have the 'wife approval rating', too complicated.

So the question:

Is there still a good use of the trusty old H2S as a slave box, with it just streaming the content from another box. Just the movies from either box through network mounts? Or even the channels over the network if thats a thing?
Which build or standard veriosn is best for that? OpenATV whatever the latest or last release is/was? No need for anything fancy, other than the same skin as we use elsewhere.
Be a shame for it to go in the cupboard never to be seen again before finally ending up at the tip...

 

[richsimpson]

Just an update.

I have successfully setup the box in my summerhouse and pleased with the result. Stuck a 64gb USB in it I had lying around. Just for storage space for backups etc. Not planning to record on to the box.

1 - I can watch channels from the main box (which is Willobuild/Vix)
2 - I can stream the movies/recordings from the other two boxes (living room and bedroom both have H7S box with Vix/Willobuild)

To do it, I just flashed the latest OpenATV and then added the channelsimporter plugin. Then pointed to the living room box.
The EPG doesnt seems to be completed so added EPG Importer but other than that, no other plugins to keep it as light as fast as possible
Setup the network mounts for the other two boxes

Thats about all