[mythtv-users] Why the need for playback settings

[Steve Peters - Priority Electronics]

>
>* 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
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Point taken on the set top box part...but what about the windows part? I
have a dual boot laptop with windows and ubuntu...to get the svideo port and
myth working on my tv with that laptop requires a few settings
modifications. Not major disecting, but far beyond the avg user's skills. On
windows, you just plug in the s-video cable and it works out of the box on
my tv. I guess, that's more my question...since there is no config required
on windows, (using the same exact hardware), why do we need to configure it
on linux?
-Steve