[mythtv-users] Using MythTV and PPV

[Raymond Wagner]

  On 9/29/2010 13:25, Greg Oliver wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Eric Sharkey<eric at lisaneric.org>  wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Mitch Cummins
>> <mitch at paradise-computers.com>  wrote:
>>> We’re looking at using MythTV to provide video services to a small hotel.
>>> One of the things that the hotel is wanting is Pay-Per-View services. Has
>>> anyone used MythTV to run a PPV system?
>> If you want to do some coding and are looking for something to start
>> with as a base, then mythTV would be a good choice.
>>
>> If you are looking for something turnkey, or something that just needs
>> a few tweaks, I'm afraid you'd be out of luck and would probably be
>> better off with a commercial solution.
>>
>> That's just my opinion.
> I would think the cost of deploying mythtv in this scenario would be
> prohibitive anyhow...  Unless you developed a plugin for the *regular*
> system that only starts mythtv when a PPV is requested..  Otherwise
> you are talking about a mythtv fe at every head-end...

How much do you think those 'regular' boxes cost?  If you control the 
content, you can ensure all of it works with VDPAU, and just use $200 
ION units secured inside a cheap metal box.