[mythtv-users] Changing Tuners

steve.goodey at bt.com steve.goodey at bt.com
Thu Jul 3 13:45:38 UTC 2008


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Phil Bridges
> Sent: 03 July 2008 14:39
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Changing Tuners
> 
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Yeechang Lee <ylee at pobox.com> wrote:
> > Bill White <raygions at yahoo.com> says:
> >> > Of course, the best answer as we all know is to stop 
> using LiveTV 
> >> > and just watch what's been recorded. ;)
> >>
> >> Mindless 2am channel surfing requires live TV :-)
> >
> > My MythWeb says:
> >
> >   1110 programs, using 7.8 TB (2 months 5 days 15 hrs 35 
> mins) out of
> >   9.2 TB (1004 GB free).
> >
> > I have never, ever felt the need to surf live TV.
> >
> > Yes, my system is an extreme case. Storage is so cheap nowadays, 
> > though, that there's no reason why any MythTV setup can't 
> have, say, 
> > 500GB of space. Even when (like my system) the vast majority of the 
> > recordings are in high definition, that's still a good ~100 
> hours of 
> > recordings. I never felt the need to surf live TV during 
> the several 
> > years my TiVo had about that many hours of (standard-definition) 
> > recordings, either.
> >
> 
> Must not be married to someone that is at home with a new 
> baby and has no idea what she wants to watch.  Also must not 
> be sharing two HD cable boxes over 5 televisions throughout the house.
> 
> Face it, folks - people have needs for Live TV.  I really 
> don't understand people's need to act like those that are 
> using Live TV are "wrong", because they don't understand's 
> others' needs to use this feature.
> 
> </soapbox>

Wrong, wrong, wrong, you must be reprogrammed, Resistance is futile! 


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