[mythtv-users] Monolith Pre-made MythTV Box?

[Charles Iliya Krempeaux]

Hello,

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:49 PM, VCRAddict
<MythTV_01 at appropriate-tech.net> wrote:
> At 11:34 AM 11/16/08 -0800, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:
>  >
>    [snip]
>  >
>  > So for considering the time vs. cost question (of whether to just
>  > purchase a system like this or build one myself) I should probably
>  > look at this as... can I build a MythTV box myself in $300 to $400
>  > worth of time.
>
> That depends almost purely on how you value your time.
>
> If you insist on treating your hobbies as if you were at work, you'll
> nearly always take the "throw money at it" approach -- but you also won't
> have much fun.
>
> Are you under any sort of time pressure to get this done by a certain
> "drop-dead deadline"?  (The impending demise of NTSC broadcasting in the
> U.S. comes to mind as one reason that might be so.)  If so, then being more
> expedient and less cost-effective might make some sense.  But if not, then
> I'd say just put whatever time into it you *want* to put into it, *when*
> you want to do it, and the project will get done when it's done.
> Presumably, these won't be hours you could otherwise get paid for anyway,
> so trying to put a dollar figure on your labor in this context is kind'a
> silly.

I would enjoy building a MythTV box from scratch.  (And I may still
end up doing that.)  And used to do that type of thing when I was
younger.  But now... with work... I just don't have the same kind of
free time that I used to.  Work takes up alot of my time
unfortunately.

I'm not under pressure for any deadline.  I just need to be picky on
where I spend my time.

For me my goals are #1:I'd like a MythTV box, and #2: I would like
write some extension/plug-ins for MythTV.

--
Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.
http://changelog.ca/