Tivo vs MythTV (was: *pout* HDTV No Recordee....)

[Ben Scott]

On 11/7/06, Tom Buskey <tom at buskey.name> wrote:
> Drive replacement isn't hard.

  I know.  I upgraded it from the single 80 GB drive it came with to
the twin 120 GB units that are in there now.  ;-)

> S3 takes away 1 feature that S2 had: Tivo2go.  In order to get the
> HDTV and the CableCard, Tivo had to give up the ability to transfer
> and burn to DVD.
>
> I'm not sure the MultiRoom viewing thing is available either.

  TTG and MRV are both presently disabled on the S3.  Likewise the
eSATA port.  The party line from TiVo is that they are by no means
gone for good, just disabled until TiVo can prove to CableLabs that
their DRM works.  Whether that's accurate or wishful thinking is the
big question.

> It seems to me MythTV needs some $$ up front for the hardware but
> after that runs "forever".

  Well, since I've got the "Lifetime Service", I'm effectively in the
same boat there, TiVo or MythTV.  I have to pay up front ($700 + $200
for the TiVo S3, or whatever for a MythTV box), but after that, I'm
good "forever".  If I had to pay the monthly fee for the TiVo I
wouldn't even be having this discussion.  :)

-- Ben