Comments on: The Myth of MythTV http://lianza.org/blog/2007/02/15/the-myth-of-mythtv/ Personal Web Log of Tom Lianza Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:16:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: vxeqjeei http://lianza.org/blog/2007/02/15/the-myth-of-mythtv/#comment-1438 vxeqjeei Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:56:32 +0000 http://lianza.org/blog/?p=509#comment-1438 <strong>vxeqjeei</strong> vxeqjeei vxeqjeei

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]]> By: Tyler http://lianza.org/blog/2007/02/15/the-myth-of-mythtv/#comment-1408 Tyler Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:20:39 +0000 http://lianza.org/blog/?p=509#comment-1408 I have used both mythtv and beyondtv. If you can get over windows and the price, beyondtv is a winner for the average user. Myth is hard to set up. Hard to maintain, but nicely free. Myth does give you some options beyondtv doesn't, but after spending a few weeks getting your mythbox working, $100 on beyondtv looks a little nicer. I have used both mythtv and beyondtv. If you can get over windows and the price, beyondtv is a winner for the average user. Myth is hard to set up. Hard to maintain, but nicely free. Myth does give you some options beyondtv doesn’t, but after spending a few weeks getting your mythbox working, $100 on beyondtv looks a little nicer.

]]> By: Tom http://lianza.org/blog/2007/02/15/the-myth-of-mythtv/#comment-1398 Tom Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:08:05 +0000 http://lianza.org/blog/?p=509#comment-1398 Yeah, I really think that this "mythical box" should be exactly that - it should be a box. It would save a TON of work if it were a pre-configured box that didn't cost an arm and a leg. I know people have tried to productize Myth boxes, but they are expensive. TiVo Series 3 is absurdly expensive as well. I'm so disappointed that this problem hasn't been solved at a reasonable price point. Yeah, I really think that this “mythical box” should be exactly that - it should be a box. It would save a TON of work if it were a pre-configured box that didn’t cost an arm and a leg. I know people have tried to productize Myth boxes, but they are expensive. TiVo Series 3 is absurdly expensive as well. I’m so disappointed that this problem hasn’t been solved at a reasonable price point.

]]> By: f http://lianza.org/blog/2007/02/15/the-myth-of-mythtv/#comment-1397 f Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:07:00 +0000 http://lianza.org/blog/?p=509#comment-1397 Ahh ... the tradeoffs of free software. Having users can be a real pain. Ahh … the tradeoffs of free software. Having users can be a real pain.

]]> By: miker http://lianza.org/blog/2007/02/15/the-myth-of-mythtv/#comment-1396 miker Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:00:37 +0000 http://lianza.org/blog/?p=509#comment-1396 Im a long time mythtv user and it took me 6 months to get my setup running well. Most of it was learning linux commands which was completely new to me. Another time consuming part was buying myth compatible hardware. I tell others that there will be months of pain involved in getting it working but once it works, it wont stop. Every few months my xp machine get infected, locks up or needs a reinstall but all the while my mythbox never stops. My setup is a simple as can be. S-video out, analog audio out and no dvd player installed. Sometimes I think about getting the digital sounds working of watching dvds on it if I buy the hardware but I know I'll break something. Im a long time mythtv user and it took me 6 months to get my setup running well. Most of it was learning linux commands which was completely new to me. Another time consuming part was buying myth compatible hardware. I tell others that there will be months of pain involved in getting it working but once it works, it wont stop. Every few months my xp machine get infected, locks up or needs a reinstall but all the while my mythbox never stops. My setup is a simple as can be. S-video out, analog audio out and no dvd player installed. Sometimes I think about getting the digital sounds working of watching dvds on it if I buy the hardware but I know I’ll break something.

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