[mythtv-users] OT: Drivers (was: Re: (no subject))

[David Brodbeck]

Dewey Smolka wrote:
> Not to preach to the choir or anything, but I'm not convinced that it
> really is so rare. I've got an HP all-in-one USB printer for example.
> It installs and runs in Linux with no particular effort, no driver
> installation beyond the standard hpijs driver (that I don't even
> remember having to install) and easily allows printing over a network.
>
> On WIndows, it won't run without installing at least the basic drivers
> (50 MB), won't work over a network without installing the full driver
> package (350MB), won't allow you to install the drivers unless the
> printer is physically connected...

Yeah, HP's hardware is pretty good but their drivers are awful.  I've
often remarked to people that HP's stuff is at its best when it's old
enough that you can use drivers that came with Windows instead of the
bloated junk that HP ships. ;)