[mythtv-users] We don't need no stinking surveys!

[Corey Woodworth]

I agree, and I've got no problem with zap2it. However I know a number of 
people who after seeing my mythbox would love for me to build one for 
them, and I'm not sure if I could explain to them why Zap2it needs them 
to subscribe and fill out surveys.

Venky Raju wrote:

>I concur. This is win-win for both us and Zap2It.
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>Venky
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
>>bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Chris Petersen
>>Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 3:55 PM
>>To: cdwom at mpinet.net; Discussion about mythtv
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] We don't need no stinking surveys!
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>>>I live in the US of A and I was wondering if it is possible to configure
>>>myth to get TV data from somewhere that requires neither a subscription
>>>or a survey. I don't mind too much if It means I have to get the data a
>>>bit slower.
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>>I think you'll find that the xmltv and mythtv coders (and most users)
>>are more interested in keeping up the good terms with zap2it than
>>spending the time writing (and maintaining) a screen scraper for another
>>service -- it's somewhat counterproductive -- zap2it is giving us
>>exactly what we want.  It's not about the time required to wait for a
>>screen scraper, it's about struggling against the listings providers
>>versus working with them.
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>>Granted, I'm sure that you're welcome to write your own, but at least
>>for me, I'm more than happy to fill out their little 3-question "which
>>PVR software do you use, and how is the weather today?" (oh, and the
>>ever-important "what can we do to make this service better?") survey
>>every few months instead of paying $12-15 monthly for Tivo or Replay.
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>>-Chris
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