why you should try MythTv

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

Josh Pollak <pardsbane at offthehill.org> writes:

> I'll concede that point, but I can't imagine ever wanting to watch
> four shows that overlap. Besides, we now (just recently) have a
> cable-box, and you can only tune that to one channel at a time.

Wednesday 9pm last year: West Wing, Angel, Jake 2.0, The O.C....  It
happens (albeit only periodically).  Three shows at once happen much
more often.

> Yes, that is a nice advantage. How about using a Modded X-Box ($200)
> and a TV? That should work nicely as a front end. Alternatively, I
> think cheap slimline or Shuttle-style cases would work well for
> Frontends. They just don't seem well suited for backends (or an all in
> one unit like I wanted).

Shuttles are still relatively expensive..

-derek

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