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

[Ted Roche]

On Nov 8, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Ben Scott wrote:

>  I do wonder about the guide data for MythTV.  I guess it's freely
> available on the 'net right now?  Will that last, I wonder, if MythTV
> really started to gain market share.  (Say, because turn-key MythTV
> boxes enabled more adoption.)  I'm always suspicious of a free lunch.

TANSTAAFL.

http://labs.zap2it.com/

attempts to explain their business model. Certainly, their front end  
(their web pages) are funded by commercials. They set up the XML  
format backend API to keep hobbyists from scraping and parsing the  
front end. Not sure where the ROI is, other than they ask you to fill  
out a survey every few months.

Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com