[mythtv-users] Why the need for playback settings

[Chris Pinkham]

* On Mon Mar 24, 2008 at 10:44:02AM -0700, Steve Peters - Priority Electronics wrote:
> Not really, I was saying that in linux, there is no one size fits all, you
> have to tinker a bit to get the right settings. But in windows, it is one
> size fits all.

I think a lot of people would beg to differ about 'one size fitting all'
under Windows.

>  I was wondering, why does windows (and all commercial set top
> box products) get it right without any tinkering, but in linux, you really
> have to tinker?

When was the last time that your cable company let you use your own
hardware as a STB?  Did you use an ATI or an NVidia card in that?
Did you connect it via HDMI, DVI, Component, VGA, S-Video, or Composite?
How about the audio, was that analog stereo, analog 5.1 or up, or was it
digital audio via an RCA jack or optical connector?  What kind of remote
control did you use with that?  Did you build your own serial receiver,
use one of the pre-built ones, or use a USB receiver?  What UI theme did
you use on it, how about the menu theme?

Asking why you can (and have to) customize things on a home-built Linux
box when you don't have to on a pre-built STB doesn't make a bit of
sense at all.

--
Chris