[mythtv-users] MythTV vs XBMC

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Sun May 11 01:00:24 UTC 2014


On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 05:40:19PM -0700, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 5:32 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > [deletia]
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> 5 TV's + RPI's $1675
> 
> 5 TV's + HTPC ($300) - $3000
> 
> If you can't see why one is way more attractive than the other then I
> can't help you.

   No you can't because I see 5 TVs as excessive regardless.

   It's like being too cheap to put the manufacturer recommended gas and
tires into a luxury sedan when you already blew plenty of money on the 
car to begin with.
  
   I can understand genuinely poor people. I grew up poor. I know what it's
like to genuinely not have the money to spare. However, people that have 5 TVs 
and then whine about the cost of a set top box just baffle me.

  Then again, I view not needing to "settle" as a key benefit of not being poor
anymore. 

  I also find your idea of what 5 TVs cost problematic.


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