[mythtv-users] WISH: "Surf Mode" like ATI Media Center

[Kevin Kuphal]

Brad Fuller wrote:
> Justin Hornsby wrote:
>   
>> Just my £0.02 worth here but IMHO 'toys' such as the one suggested
>> here pretty much defeat the whole object of MythTV being a personal
>> video recorder.
>>
>> In my house at least, TV viewing has once more become programme-based
>> rather than opting to graze through hundreds of channels & never
>> succeeding in finding a whole show to watch.  The whole _point_ of
>> MythTV, in my opinion, is to eliminate spending valuable time surfing
>> channels in the vain hope of finding something vaguely entertaining to
>> watch.
>>
>> Maybe it would be a 'cool' feature to have such a 'surf' mode at some
>> point in the future, but as I'm sure plenty of people will agree,
>> there are plenty of other things which need seeing to first.
>>   
>>     
> maybe, but I see what the poster is saying. Why not enhance real-time
> viewing? The idea is within the realm of doable and it would enhance
> surfing to find that program you find interesting and then record.
> Nothing wrong with that. Why force the user into record-only mode? The
> viewer can make up his/her own mind.
>   
To me it sounds like a holdover from pre-program guide days.  Why watch 
100 images that change every few seconds when you can just look at the 
program guide to see what is on (with descriptions)?

Kevin