[mythtv-users] Full HD MythTV

[Jerry Rubinow]

On 10/26/07, Doug Young <goofdad at gmail.com> wrote:
> ;On 10/26/07, Jerry Rubinow <jerrymr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > All your STBs are belong to us:
> >
> > http://www.nextcomwireless.com/r5000/sales.htm
> >
> > This seems of dubious utility considering that the necessary hoops
> > include sending them your obsolete STB (newer ones won't work) for
> > modification and that they seem to be steering people away from using
> > Myth (http://www.nextcomwireless.com/r5000/mythtv.htm).  Not to
> > mention what Doug said about need a Window passthrough.
>
> Actually, you can buy a modified, new box from them directly (at least
> for DishNetwork).  The Echostar VIP-211 is the current single tuner
> stb that you'd buy from dish direct, so I'd say that's not obsolete.
> It'd be nice if they supported multi-tuner boxes, but they don't.  Oh,
> well.  The only other current dish STB's are their PVR's, which I
> obviously don't want.

I guess I was looking at it from the perspective of a cable/fios
owner.  The satellite companies don't maintain as firm a lock on the
set top boxes that cable/fios companies do.

> As to "steering people away from using Myth", I found the following
> statement on your provided link: "MythTV/Linux support is therefore
> only possible using an intermediate XP/2K box running our software. If
> this is a viable solution for your needs please contact us for details
> about customizing a network (or other) interface for MythTV."  I find
> that encouraging.  No, it's not as good as a 100% native Linux
> solution, but given the absolute lack of other options currently, I
> find maintaining a passthrough winblows box no less heinous as using
> the proprietary blob nVidia driver.

Mainly I'm skeptical of their stated reason for not implementing under
Linux, as Kevin mentioned.

-Jerry