[mythtv-users] MythTV vs. Windows Media Center

[jedi]

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 04:05:20PM -0600, Reynolds, Brian wrote:
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> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Reynolds, Brian
> <Brian.Reynolds at fiserv.com> wrote:
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> > I'm leaning heavily toward using Win MCE.  However, if I get the whole
> > machine built and really hate Win MCE, the same box can run MythTV.  I
> > assume that I could even virtualize the box and run both!  Correct?
> 
> Based on everything you've posted to date, MythTV is probably not the
> best fit for your situation given your skills and general attitudes.
> If you want to try it out, that's great, and there will be many people
> on this list that will help you in any way we can, but I expect that
> you'd probably be happier with something else.
> 
> I could be wrong, but that's just the vibe I'm getting.
> 
> Eric
> _______________________________________________
> 
> Eric,
> 
> The real deal killer is the lack of built-in CableCARD functionality.
> The four-cable-boxes-connected-to-four-analog-HD-capture-boxes solution
> seems like a kluge.

    Kludge or not, it's the only thing that puts recordings under your
control. It reall doesn't matter if you're running MythTV or not.

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