[mythtv-users] Sell mythtv "set-top" boxes

[Mark Cooper]

Pete Hartman wrote:
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> 1) each configuration listed is slightly different from every other
> and
> 2) the "satisfaction" level for configurations that were to my reading 
> extremely similar was widely divergent.
> 
> Unfortunately I seem unable to connect to goldfish.org right now to give 
> concrete examples.  Suffice to say that while it gives some outer 
> boundary ideas of what configs to use, it's nowhere near as helpful for 
> someone who isn't spending all their time hacking on this to "just do 
> it".  If I ever get my config working (many other distractions around 
> the house) I plan to document my process, my working config, and a way 
> to reconfigure it from scratch--both as an aid to others, and so that I 
> have a disaster recovery plan :-).  Jeff C did a great job starting this 
> for a PVR-250 user, and I plan to follow something much like his format.

goldfish.org was unavailable part of yesterday due to an un-scheduled 
outage on the upstream providers network :)

The 'satisfaction' rating is user selected from a range of one ( not 
good ) to ten ( very good ). This is always going to be a subjective 
rating and is only intended as a guide.

You only have to look at the mailing list to realise that one card can 
have varying success for different people. The amount of variables 
involved in ensuring two configs provide the same 'satisfaction' is HUGE!!

The only real way to provide subjective analysis of particular tuner 
cards for example would be to have a standard generic set-up and review 
all the different cards on it. Now thats something I'd love to do, but I 
don't have the money/resources/etc to do that :)

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Mark Cooper
http://netmangler.sourceforge.net - Network Management with Attitude
http://pvrhw.goldfish.org - Open Source PVR Hardware Database