[mythtv-users] More problems than it's worth?
Michael Starks
mythtv at michaelstarks.com
Fri Feb 24 17:32:59 UTC 2006
James Minihane wrote:
> Initially I thought MythTV was THE ANSWER. But reading these lists, it
> seems that MythTV is more of a headache than a godsend. I'm not about to
> invest a few thousand in hardware into a problem ridden system.
> Here's the question...
> How many of you actually use MythTV to...
> Time delay live TV, watch DVDs, schedule recordings, listen to music, and
> view pictures and actually have things work without reboots etc?
In our household, it has become a staple. Even after I lost a drive
last year and took the time to rebuild the system, I feel it's worth the
time invested.
Yes, it can be a pain to set up. Yes, the frontend does sometimes
crash. And yes, doing updates to other packages on the system often
does cause one problem or another. But I still think it's worth it.
I'm one of the few on this list (I suspect) who feels Linux has a long
way to go on the desktop. (GNU/)Linux provides an ungodly amount of
options and flexibility but it comes with a price, and that price is
often stability and usability. Windows desktops are much better in this
regard, in my experience. Now I'll take a Linux database, web, IDS or
file transfer *server* over Windows any day.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that my experience is that (GNU)Linux on
the desktop is often problematic, but Myth *itself* is not that bad.
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