<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:08 AM, Michael T. Dean <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mtdean@thirdcontact.com" target="_blank">mtdean@thirdcontact.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="">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").<br>
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Personally, I'd rather spend my time working on a system that's more than the minimal functionality required to call itself a DVR.<br>
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Mike</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think the point people are trying to get across is that XBMC runs on a variety of different hardware, from the low powered RPi (that, admittedly, does have some limitations, but it's a great entry device), to an Android device, all the way up to a high end HTPC that can double as a game machine (via SteamOS, or emulators, or whatever). MythFE can't say that. It requires a PC. I don't have a problem with my HTPC being a bigger device. I have a Dell tower under my TV. It works. However, I would like something a bit more inconspicuous.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I think that MythBE is the luxury system. Once it is setup, it works. Period. Luxury (in my mind) is features _and_ eye candy. I'm not saying that the MythDevs shouldn't be proud of the work they've done. MythFE works amazingly well as a DVR. But the time to include all the new FE features people are wanting just isn't there. Why not be pragmatic? XBMC is there. It has tons of features and plugins. One of the plugins can talk to MythBE. Why not finish work on the MythBE APIs (or documentation of the APIs) and then re-write that XMBC plugin to work better? Isn't that the fastest approach? Then, once that's stable, focus on making XBMC a little better (deinterlacers, PiP, added features to the Myth plugin).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Obviously, as a user I don't have the full back-story, or insight that the devs do. They're free to do what they want. I'll continue to use MythBE as it's an amazing piece of software. Thanks, MythDevs!</div>
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