[mythtv-users] Vote for Miro Integration into MythTV

[Michael T. Dean]

On 01/18/2008 05:21 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Jan 18, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Brad Fuller wrote:
>> On Jan 18, 2008 11:18 AM, Eric Pritchett <eric at eboxstudios.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> One feature I would really like to see in MythTV is Miro (fka  
>>> Democracy
>>> Player) with seemless integration.  For those of you who don't know  
>>> what
>>> Miro is it is pretty much internet TV with tons of free unrestricted
>>> channels including tons of HD channels.  You can find more info at
>>> www.getmiro.com .  My hope is that we can get enough hope to get the
>>> developers attention and get the ball rolling on this.  To do this:
>>>
>>> Register to their bugzilla and then please vote here!
>>>
>>> http://bugzilla.pculture.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9219
>>>       
>> sounds like a great idea. But, I don't think you'll get many people to
>> take the time to register and vote.
> Not to mention that MythTV development isn't a democracy. If a  
> developer want to use the feature, they will implement it. If not,  
> someone else who is interested in it will. 

And the whole:

BitTorrent Made Easy
Download any BitTorrent file, fast.  Then watch that video in the same 
application.  It's the easiest way to use BitTorrent.

part on the main page probably isn't going to get many developers 
excited about the can of worms they may be opening.

Besides--in the US, at least--you likely won't be able to afford to 
download TV or videos--even the legal-to-download ones--via the 
Internet...  ( http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080118/tc_nf/57895 and 
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/T/TIME_WARNER_CABLE_INTERNET?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-01-17-07-42-17 
)  The Internet is just a fad, anyway.  :)

Mike