[mythtv-users] MythTV vs. Freevo

skeeterskip skeeterskip at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 12 15:38:55 UTC 2003


Yes, Freevo is much easier to install than Myth. I
have installed Freevo many times, but have not yet
been able to install Myth.

--- "Keller, Tim" <Tim.Keller at stratus.com> wrote:
> I just setup Myth yesterday and it's really not as
> scary as the instructions
> make it out to be.  As long as you just make sure
> you've got everything
> installed, it isn't any harder than freevo.
> 
> Tim.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cedar McKay [mailto:cedarmckay at mac.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 13:43 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV vs. Freevo
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >The latest version of Freevo does PVR, at least
> according to their web
> >page.  I haven't tested it in a while, so I can't
> say how stable that
> >portion is.
> >
> 
> According to this page:
> http://freevo.sourceforge.net/about.html#Status
> 
> freevo can now record a scheduled program, but still
> can't pause (and I 
> assume rew/ff) live tv. Getting closer though. I
> haven't tried it out in 
> a long time, but really the only thing I like better
> about freevo than 
> myth is how they package everything so that you
> don't have any 
> dependencies. Much lower threshold to entry. I'll
> probaby give it a 
> shot, just so I know what the competition is up to.
> 
> 
> cedar
> 
> 
> 
> 
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