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

[Ben Scott]

On 11/8/06, Ted Roche <tedroche at tedroche.com> wrote:
> The question you asked was whether MythTV is as "Hands-Off" as Tivo,
> and I think the answer is "No." While the tweaking involved is pretty
> minor, there probably are a few more rough edges to work out.
[...]
> Well, I haven't even read the manual yet. Some adjustments are
> needed, and some education, but I've found it easy to install and
> easy to operate.

  Well, if it can be got working without even resorting to the manual,
I'd have to say that's a win.

> We are, after all, comparing a multi-million-dollar consumer
> appliance with an unfunded open-source project. The fact that they
> are of a comparable value is a remarkable tribute to the Open Source
> process, imo.

  Absolutely.  I'm not trying to disparage MythTV.  I'm just trying to
make a budget decision: Is an S3 TiVo worth the extra dollars to
reduce the time-and-effort investment?  I'm starting to suspect the
answer is "No".

-- Ben