[mythtv-users] Sort of OT - Attn Aussies

[Shanon Mulley]

I see where your wife is coming  from actually. MythTV was my first
foray into linux, and beleive me, it was pain on a stick. Took me over
a month or so to get it working (maybe closer to 2).

And was it worth it? Well, it depends on your perspective. If all I
wanted was a fancy VCR, then I would say not. The pain involved in
building the thing was to great. But I saw this thing as more then
that - I saw it as a chance to learn about linux (so maybe I can ditch
windows from my other machines in the future), a challenge in general,
a web server, as well as a fancy VCR.

Interestingly enough, the biggest impact this has had on my life is
that I watch less TV now. In the past, when something I wanted to
watch was on, I would have to either watch it there and then, or miss
it. I usually opted to watch it. Now I can easily record it, and watch
it at a more convenient time. About 50% of the stuff I record though,
I dont bother watching. I always have something better to do. When I
sit down to watch something it has recorded, I pick out a few shows
that I really watch to watch, and leave the rest there for "later".


On 7/11/06, Nick Tan <nick at wehi.edu.au> wrote:
> David Whyte wrote:
> > On 7/11/06, Bruce Nordstrand <brucen at ksl.com.au> wrote:
> >> I was just wondering what drives the rest of you....
> >
> > Simple, the convenience.  The alternative would be the use of a VCR
> > and frankly I detest VCR's.  Tapes go missing, you have to rewind and
> > fastforward, you have to wait for the show to finish recording to
> > start watching, only one person can playback the show at once, you
> > have to setup the recordings etc etc etc.
> >
> > Plus, I like the fact I can do more with my recordings, such as watch
> > them on my PDA or burn them to DVD.
> >
> > And whilst the difficulty involved in Foxtel type recordings has
> > detered me from even bothering, I do still watch FTA so it is all
> > worth it!
> >
>
> I've set mine up for FTA and Optus digital cable and I can say its well
> worth the effort involved.  I agree with your comments about VCR's.  I
> love being able to watch my shows on a remote frontend while my wife
> watches her shows on the main TV, while recording from FTA and cable at
> the same time!
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