[mythtv-users] (US) Dump Comcast for a dish, good Mythtv decision?

[Dave Richardson]

> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Christopher
> Meredith<chmeredith at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Dave Richardson <mythtv at derdev.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Since we had such a robust discussion last week about Comcast
>>> potentially
>>> encrypting (and thus requiring "Boxes"), I wanted to float a question
>>> about whether there's merit in dumping Comcast for a dish provider?  I
>>> don't use Comcast for broadband or telephony, so it's only a content
>>> viewing decision for me.
>>
>> So because you're upset about Comcast potentially requiring boxes,
>> you're
>> considering dumping them for a content provider that *does* re
>>
>
> I would also consider this.  Comcast had a competitive advantage
> because they didn't require boxes.  If they require boxes, they no
> longer have that advantage, so I'll need to do an analysis of
> cost/benefit on the new playing field.  I just did a quick comparison
> with directv, and on a cost basis, directv wins.

That hits the nail on the head!  If a dish (DirecTV) and Comcast (digital
or otherwise requiring STBs) are now (soon) becoming functionally
identical in terms of what Myth must do to control the STB and capture
content, then a choice in provider becomes principally a financial
decision (which is a delicious irony to me).

Thus, my original question was to test the waters if this community views
Comcast and "dish" providers as becoming equivalent in Myth+STB complexity
/ integration / REQUIRED such that the former positives about Comcast (vs
dish) are now essentially nullified.