[NCLUG] MythTV Questions

[DJ Eshelman]

That's exactly what I was going to say.  I just think of what it would 
be like if I had kids, they turned on what they thought would be 
teletubbies and turn out to be the copy of "Bad Girls 8" that my 
college-kid neighbor was retransmitting to the world over the same 
channel...  I'd probably be a little upset.  Some of these laws just 
help everyone get along; they're not perfect but without them we'd be 
hurting.

Paul Hummer wrote:
>
>> I have a Comcast DVR right now.  It sucks, and costs me more money in 
>> the
>> long run than a MythTV setup should cost.
>>
>>   
> So what you're saying is:  "I have comcast cable"  This new "mandatory 
> HD upgrade" that you're so afraid of doesn't even affect you.  Comcast 
> can (and will) continue to send you SD content.  Shoot, they'll 
> probably LOVE to service you, because you won't be complaining that 
> X-competitor has more HD channels, because you don't care!
>
> I don't see what the problem you're having is.  This law only affects 
> over the air transmissions, and frankly, I WANT the government 
> monitoring what is broadcast in the air on what frequencies.  Can you 
> imagine 802.11g competing with GSM, HAM radios, your local NPR 
> station, and Bluetooth?  I GOT Ham certified so I could ride Copper 
> without having to deal with all those nasty kids on their parents' 
> walkie talkies, and still be able to communicate with my friends.  It 
> was a haven for me.
>
> What I WOULD like to see (and something more relevant to the list), is 
> a linux device that is capable of being THE set top box.
>
> Paul
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