[mythtv-users] Hello after long absence - looking to build very small Myth setup.

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Wed Jun 19 02:19:47 UTC 2013


On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 04:25:05PM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 06/18/2013 03:59 PM, jedi wrote:
> >On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 03:18:55PM -0400, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> >>On 6/18/2013 3:06 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
> >>>As I said early on, I ran MythTV for a long time (4-5 years I think)
> >>>some years ago until Comcast ended up encrypting 90% of what I was
> >>>recording.
> >>>
> >>>...
> >>>
> >>>None of that addresses cable shows like Mad Men or Breaking Bad which
> >>>we'll just wait and watch a year late, or possibly like Season 3 of
> >>>the Killing, we'll purchase the season in HD from Amazon with the
> >>>unspent $125/month we were previously giving to DirecTV.
> >>Note that at least on Comcast, you should be able to receive nearly
> >>everything using a CableCard tuner, of course you're still looking
> >>at a large cable bill for the subscription compared to just picking
> >>up a couple shows on DVD once the season is over.
> >     Although MythTV is not a bad way to address the "watch it on DVD
> >once the season is over" use case.
> 
> Well, I use my XBox 360 or PS3 to watch my DVDs so I don't have to
> commit a federal felony offense to see The Walking Dead (since I'm a
> US resident).  I mean it's a good show, but not /that/ good...  :)

    Just about any software player is going to provide a better user
interface/experience than pretty much any console device. MythTV is
by no means unique in this regard.

    You should see a shrink about that paranoia.

   


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