[mythtv-users] MythTV vs XBMC

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Sun May 11 00:32:57 UTC 2014


On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 09:53:06AM +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
> On May 9, 2014 11:08 PM, "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 05/08/2014 01:42 PM, Travis Tabbal wrote:
> >>
> >> And I can bring another TV into the system for ~$50 (RPi, case, PSU, IR
> receiver).
> >
> >
> > Wow, I remember when MythTV was considered a high-end, luxury DVR system.
>  I guess now, you all want cheap (and, no, I don't mean "inexpensive").
> 
> one factor is that reasonable TV panels are so cheap. I often see people
> wanting to kit out houses with 5 or more TVs. They balk at that many $2-300
> PC's but at $50 pis seems cheap. And yes the costs may vary widely

    I find this a bit puzzling. 5 TVs is OK but a $200 set top box for each
of those TVs is a show stopper. I just don't get that.

    If you can avoid Smart TVs, a $300 HTPC already pays for itself.

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