Subject: Re: Subject: [mythtv-users] Multi-Select?

[Gregory J. McGee]

> Message: 18
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 20:31:07 +0200
> From: Maarten <mythtv at ultratux.org>
> Subject: Re: Subject: [mythtv-users] Multi-Select?
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> On Tuesday 25 May 2004 18:45, Gregory J. McGee wrote:
> 
> > THAT would be an awesome feature. Anyone with kids will agree.
> 
> Well indeed I do not have kids but... don't you think this will only
> work for 
> a couple of weeks ?  After that they will yell "We've seen this one
> daaaaddy. 
> A new one, a new one !" I reckon.  So implementing a simple playlist
> is not 
> enough; pretty soon you will hear demands like "random play" and / or
> more 
> exotic functions.  And daddy will be tasked at least once a week to
> add newly 
> recorded shows to existing playlists or making new ones.
> Albeit that still beats changing shows every 25 minutes, that's for
> sure...
> 
> Maarten

You obviously DON'T have kids ;-)
Mine are grown, but I have 7 grandkids. Same difference.

They'll watch the same brain damaged junk every day until the tapes are
worn out.(Barney .... AAAAAAAAAAccccccccck.

Something that would random play thru a list of "shows", with random
episodes. Yeah. New recorded material would automatically get grafted
in.
I like it.


The earlier mentioned Tequila idea appeals as well. Perhaps a new myth
module, random drink selection running an automatic mini-bar...:-0