[mythtv-users] Bolstering a system for Watch TV

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Fri Nov 15 19:10:00 UTC 2013


On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 09:25:51PM -0500, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Matt S. <skd5aner at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > to have something on
> > > in the background while you get the kids ready for school.
> >
> > This is a completely alien concept to me.
> >
> > I'm either watching TV or not watching TV.  I've never understood the
> > desire to have something on "in the background".
> >
> > As far as I'm concerned, LiveTV could easily be re-labeled "Tuner Testing".
> >
> > Eric
> 
> 
> It's a good thing it's not your decision :)
> 
> It's really cool how whenever somebody has a question about LiveTV, the
> "you're using it wrong" crowd comes out.

    Yeah. I think that crowd goes by another name... "the developers".

    White noise? Just play any random thing. It doesn't have to be something
being broadcast live. LiveTV is hardly a requirement here. Even Netflix has
a suitable operational mode for this kind of situation.


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