[mythtv-users] Willing to pay for better listings?? - US

[Eloy A. Paris]

"Jarod C. Wilson" <jcw at wilsonet.com> writes:

> I'd have to say probably not. Just as long as I get the program schedule with 
> program name and show title, I really don't care a huge amount about the 
> little plot summary. Thus far, zapt2it is sufficient for my needs.
>
> However, like Doug, it *might* be of real interest to me is if there were 
> full-out HDTV schedules with all the subchannel info (for the Seattle area). 
> I'm about to start dusting off my pcHDTV card and work on integrating it with 
> my collection of ivtv cards...

I sent a private mail to Jeremy along the same lines as yours. I told
him I am not willing to pay anything since I am very happy with the
current status quo. He replied back saying something like "yes, but what
if zap2it starts to charge?".

This definitely is a possibility, in my opinion. I mean, just consider
the costs that the zap2it must have. I guess just in bandwidth they must
have a pretty significant cost. I don't know anything about their
business model but if it is not sound I can see easily how they could
start charging for the service at some point.

So, I guess the question is: what could we do if zap2it goes away? Are
there equivalent services? How much would we be willing to pay if there
aren't any free alternatives? If everything else fails, I personally
would at least consider paying for the service, provided that the Myth
box stays in our family room (I'm close to finally convincing my wife,
but it is not finally over :-) ), and that the price is reasonable (that
is a lot less than TiVo's so I can recoup my investment in the Myth
box.)

Cheers,

Eloy.-