[mythtv-users] Live TV playback frustration

Thomas Mashos thomas at mashos.com
Thu Aug 23 00:07:27 UTC 2012


On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Pieter De Wit <pieter at insync.za.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2012, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Pieter De Wit <pieter at insync.za.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2012, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll dispute it. There isn't any reason to use Live TV. To quote a
>>>>>> dead guy "you're doing it wrong"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the problem is that logic isn't taught in schools any longer,
>>>>> otherwise people would realise that "I can't think of an example,
>>>>> therefore
>>>>> there it's no example" isn't a valid deduction.  :-)
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>>>>
>>>> No, the problem is people think a good example is "Because I want to
>>>> watch Live TV". A single example doesn't make it a good reason to do
>>>> something, and muscle memory is a terrible example.
>>>>
>>>> Almost any reason someone comes up with for wanting Live TV is either
>>>> A) better done though recorded content or B) invalid.
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>>>
>>> Wow - never thought I would see this but hey...
>>>
>>> You should go work for another dictatorship - I for one, will not change
>>> my
>>> habits purely to suit you, or avoid bugs in software. If this is how you
>>> feel about LiveTV, remove it from Myth.
>>>
>>> (Yes - if you have an itch, fix it - bla bla bla - heard it all before)
>>>
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>>
>> So you must fall int' the "because I want to camp". That's fine, you
>> can be in whatever camp you want, but it doesn't make your way of
>> doing things any better.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Thomas Mashos
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>
> I never claimed it to be better ? All the arguments here has been against
> people saying "Don't use livetv, just record it" - by the looks of things,
> it appears that "you" want us to switch camps...
>
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Ah, thanks for clearing that up, I misunderstood you the first time.
At least you admit that it's an inferior way of watching TV. As I said
in my last email, you can be in any camp you want.


Thanks,

Thomas Mashos


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