Scottstuff on MythTV
Posted on January 17, 2005
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Why would anyone bother with the bite-in-the-ass that it a MythTV install? Scott at Scottstuff puts its perfectly:
What I really want is the TV equivalent of iTunes—I want to be able to take the big mound of DVDs that I have sitting around, RIP them, and move them to the basement, next to the big mound of CDs that I used to listen to. I want to be able to pick and choose from upcoming TV events and add them to the library, just like DVDs. I want to be able to watch the movies on any TV in my house without remembering where it’s stored or worrying about the kids scratching the fragile little things. I’d really like it to Just Work, just like iTunes and the iPod, or like TiVo usually does. And I’d like it to work for me, not for network companies, record producers, or movie studios.
The closest that I can come to this today is MythTV. It supports recording TV, playing and ripping DVDs, playing MP3s, and displaying digital images. It networks nicely. It’s open-source and expandable.
It’s also a complete bitch to install. Once it’s installed, using it isn’t exactly a walk in the park, either.
I think ultimately Scott’s problem was that he was expecting to be able to get it installed in a matter of mere hours or days whereas I’ve given myself three months to make it functional. On a timeframe like that every little thing that goes right seems like a major victory.
Btw I just got the TV schedule to synch up properly - three hour time offset no more! Now if only I could get the TV channels to display, or the audio CDs to rip, or the VCD player to work….
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