[mythtv-users] Why cant we make a STB?

[jedi]

On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 05:38:05PM -0600, Mitch Gore wrote:
> > You *are* missing something. You won't be able to decrypt encrypted channels,
> > unless perhaps somebody were to some up with a Linux/CableCard solution,
> > which is unlikely.
> 
> i guess i should refrain from saying STB.  And use extender.  Not a
> all in one box but a device that streams myth recording from the
> backend to the TV.
> >
> > It would be hard to sell something that would only receive off-airs and
> > perhaps some other clear channels (home shopping, CSPAN etc.).
> >
> > $200 frontends are possible, a lot of people are doing it with AppleTV. The
> > situation can only get better.
> 
> The Apple TV is far from ideal, it requires a hackish job that only
> handles MPEG2 what I really mean is a box like the Sage Extender but

    Nope. It does divx and h264 pretty well too.

    What it's lacking is BD level h264 support. For quite a lot of end
users is more than adequate. The only thing that really fouls it are
Bluray rips and HD captures from a Hauppauge 1212. Support for that sort
of stuff in Linux/MythTV is still in beta.

> exclusively for Myth.
> 
> http://www.sagetv.com/hd_theater.html
> 
> 
> --
> Mitchell
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