[mythtv-users] Mythtv "image"

[Ian Evans]

On Jan 23, 2016 5:59 PM, "Simon Hobson" <linux at thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I posted a pro-MythTV tweet with my @torontoota acct and one of the
responses was that our beloved PVR is
>
>
> > "too expensive to build
>
> Yes, you need hardware to run it - so it's expensive compared with some
of the "free" offerings available now. Over here in the UK, there are now
several ISPs that will sell you phone, internet, and ... TV with a PVR
thrown in either free or for a nominal charge.
>
> > , too hard to set up
>
> Yes, it's more than "open box, plug in power, aerial, and HDMI, sit down
and watch"
>
> > ,  too expensive to operate
>
> Not sure where that comes from - unless they are looking at some of the
backends some people have mentioned here with "significant" lecky
consumption figures.
>
> > and there are at least half a dozen better options".
>
> Depends on what the definition of "best". For most people, the pile of
manure that comes with their internet service is more than adequate. Over
here, the dominant platform is still Sky - a closed system where they run
the system, provide the receivers, manage the EPG, produce programs, ...
and many people can't see why anyone would want anything "better".
>
> > Does myth have an image problem? I didn't think so.
>
> I think it does. Whether that's justified or not, it has the image that
it's a complicated system for nerds, needing lots of knowledge in Linux and
the black arts.

He was comparing it to OTA TV boxes like the channel master and tablo. I
think if you have taken the time to do an antenna install, myth is not
going to tax your brain.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/attachments/20160123/d39406a6/attachment.html>