[mythtv-users] Myth on WD HDTV Media Player for $99

[Brian Wood]

On Sunday 11 October 2009 15:16:26 Michelle Dupuis wrote:
> Moving (mechanical) components fail - and when a fan fails the entire box
> can become a doorstop.  So...no moving parts for me!

I agree. Good quality fans are available, but somehow they never find their 
way to consumer products, I guess that few cents they save by using crap 
means something to them.

Even in commercial gear, it's depressing how often a multi-thousand dollar box 
is brought down by the failure of a sub-$1 fan.

I replace the fan in anything I buy that has one as soon as I can, though 
sometimes the original fan beats me to the punch by failing before I can 
replace it.

>
> I wish Netflix would offer a Linux client - I would seriously terminate my
> cable if I could put Netflix on my myth box

They have Windows and Mac clients, so if they are working on anything it ought 
to be Linux.

Netflix is a bargain, and has lots of content. I've got to the point that I 
don't even request the plastic DVDs any more since my queue ran out.

It's not just Netflix that you could replace your CATV with, lots of stuff is 
available, the PBS offerings are quite good for example.

-- 
Brian Wood
beww at beww.org