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Chris Carey has released a MythTV FrontEnd for the iPhone. What that means is you can use an iPhone to watch live and recorded television programs recorded on your Linux computer running the MythTV BackEnd software. In other words, this just might be the coolest third party application for the iPhone. Ever.

Users can browse recorded shows, check out program information, and stream videos to your iPhone. I'm guessing you'll need to have a WiFi connection, as the iPhone's cellular connection probably won't be fast enough to stream high quality video.

While Sling Media is considering developing a version of its SlingPlayer software for the iPhone that will let Slingbox owners stream content from their home TV or PVR to a handset, Carey's MythTV FrontEnd application is the first tool I'm aware of that actually lets you stream live and recorded TV to an iPhone.

Update: Dave Zatz reminds me that Elgato's EyeTV software also supports streaming recorded programs from a Mac to the iPhone.

[via Automated Home]