[mythtv-users] MythTV to become obsolete?

[Michael J. Sherman]

John Wells wrote:
> Great.  I finally get my Myth box working (after dropping $330 for a
> PVR-250 and PVR-350, $120 for a harddrive), and now I read this about the
> FCC and opencable.com:
> 
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/15/1053214&mode=thread&tid=129&tid=137&tid=188
> 
> Can someone in the know comment on this?  Does it mean my Myth box will be
> completely obsolete 1-3 years from now?!?  Should I return the cards while
> I still can :)?
> 

Ummm, you're joking, of course.  But I'll thrown in some observations.

1) The FCC is involved in deciding standards.  That means nothing will 
happen for another 6 years.  See the current HDTV situation for 
empirical data.

2) The standard says nothing about PVR capabilities.  It's a standard 
for transmission of cable and special ineteractive cable services. 
Therefore it really doesn't address MythTV at all.  It's like in my 
situation DISH network has their own secure stuff, receiver box 
standards and interactive services, but I can still just record off a 
video out cable.

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