[mythtv-users] Ideas for family proofing the mythbox

Mark Boyum mark at boyum.us
Sat Mar 26 02:59:24 UTC 2011


> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:21:03AM +1000, Zooka wrote:
>> I'm looking for ways on how you have family proofed and made more
>> friendly your mythbox for the non-techie kids or spouse.
>
> I assure you that, after we have logged in to the system for him, my
> five year old son is perfectly capable of selecting a program to play,
> pausing it, playing it again, and finding something new to watch. No
> remote on that frontend, either: he has to use the keyboard.
>
> MythTV doesn't need much more end-user friendliness for casual
> use. It's already there.
>
> -dsr-
>
I agree with Dan.  We have had MythTV since my son was two and he
navigates the frontend quite well.  He's five now.  So I don't think
there is any family proofing needed.
-Mark


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