[mythtv-users] Thank you!
I'm not done fiddling with it (see recent post about mounting MythVideo volume from a shut-down backend), and I still need to tackle getting my Xbox frontend setup, but my 0.17 system is basically working. Just want to say a huge thank you to all the Myth developers and to Jarod for your kickass guide and Axel for your RPMs! If the Seattle MythUG ever meets, I'm buying your beer, Jarod. :-) -Pete ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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While not as directly insulting as the NYT article, this article still gets it all wrong. Where do you read anything complimentary about the MythTV community? I sure don't see it. I am curous where all of these reporters and so called "experts" get the notion that MythTV gives you TV for free? MythTV is NOT about stealing cable or satellite. Its a technological advancement of the VCR. It was okay to schedule a VCR to videotape a show and watch it later. It was okay to fast forward through the commercials. How is MythTV any different than this, its just using technology to do it better and "cooler". While I can (sort of) understand their argument against automated commercial skip (and I would theorize thatthe people who want to skip commercials are not the people the commericals are going to profit from anyway), all of the other features of MythTV have nothing to do with any illegal or immoral activity. Hell, since it takes so long to nuvexport a show, I seriously doubt many of the "pirated" shows being shared through P2P networks are a result of MythTV rips. So, if someone knows how I can make my MythTV box give me the free cable/satellite these "experts" are talking about, I'd appreciate them letting me know. Is that a feature in the soon to be released 0.17? On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 14:51:14 +, Allan Stirling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Colin Smillie wrote: > >>Thank you?!?!? Why, do you like being called a thief? > >> > > Allan, I think you should read the link below, its not the NYT Article... > > > > >http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2005/01/mythtv_a_nonmyt.html > > > > I did, and it still calls me and you a thief. > > Quote: > So the conversation has to turn to why. Why do people want free TV? Is > is because TV is too expensive? Yes. Is it because the current > commercial structure is so emotionally unsatisfying that people will do > anything to skip commercials? Yes. Is it that programming mostly sucks > and individuals who can take control of their viewing experiences will > take control? Yes. In fact, is there any possible reason that someone > who could change the way they consume television wouldn't change it? No. > --- > > Now, if he'd said free (Libre), then I might have agreed with you. This > does _not_ seem to be what he's saying. > > Cheers, > > Allan. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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Colin Smillie wrote: Thank you?!?!? Why, do you like being called a thief? > Allan, I think you should read the link below, its not the NYT Article... > >http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2005/01/mythtv_a_nonmyt.html > I did, and it still calls me and you a thief. Quote: So the conversation has to turn to why. Why do people want free TV? Is is because TV is too expensive? Yes. Is it because the current commercial structure is so emotionally unsatisfying that people will do anything to skip commercials? Yes. Is it that programming mostly sucks and individuals who can take control of their viewing experiences will take control? Yes. In fact, is there any possible reason that someone who could change the way they consume television wouldn't change it? No. --- Now, if he'd said free (Libre), then I might have agreed with you. This does _not_ seem to be what he's saying. Cheers, Allan. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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On Friday 04 February 2005 9:22, Andy Whitworth wrote: > On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:19:14 -0500, Colin Smillie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Allan, I think you should read the link below, its not the NYT Article... > > > > http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2005/01/mythtv_a_nonmyt.html > > > > > > > Thank you?!?!? Why, do you like being called a thief? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Allan. > > Personally I read the second article as being supportive of homebrew > PVR'ers - did you actually read it ? I disagree... one of the main points of the article still seems to be saying that homebrew PVR-ers are trying to get "free TV". What these TV industry types don't seem to understand is that the issue is not about getting something for free (as in beer) -- heck, many of us actually spend *more* on cable, satellite & premium subscriptions than the average viewer -- it's about *control* and the freedom (as in speech) to enjoy the content we've paid for in a manner of our own choosing. I don't mind paying for access to content; I do resent being locked in to viewing the way some cable company exec has determined (at a particular time, in a particular format, or on a particular device). As a matter of fact, I would probably spend more on cable TV if the content was open. Right now, the silly hoops that one has to jump through in order to use Myth (or Tivo, etc) with a digital cable STB is the single biggest factor in keeping me from upgrading to digital cable. Take books as an analogy. Imagine what would happen if the publishing industry only sold books that required special glasses to read them. Now imagine that each publishing house's books could only be read with their own proprietary glasses. Such a scheme would actually cause me to reduce my spending on books, because of the hassle (note: this is exactly why e-books haven't been a large success to date). In such an environment, what I would want is not free (beer) books, but the ability to enjoy the books I've purchased on the beach or on a plane without needing to lug around several different pairs of glasses. If the publishers are not willing to provide books in an open format (i.e., plain paper), then I demand the right and the ability to transfer them to such a medium. This is why PVRs are increasing in popularity, and I'll bet that the first content provider to realize that and adjust their business model to fit this demand will make a killing. -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:19:14 -0500, Colin Smillie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Allan, I think you should read the link below, its not the NYT Article... > > http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2005/01/mythtv_a_nonmyt.html > > > > > Thank you?!?!? Why, do you like being called a thief? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Allan. Personally I read the second article as being supportive of homebrew PVR'ers - did you actually read it ? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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Allan, I think you should read the link below, its not the NYT Article... http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2005/01/mythtv_a_nonmyt.html > > > Thank you?!?!? Why, do you like being called a thief? > > Cheers, > > Allan. > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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Kevin Wentland wrote: I have already sent my thank you email to Shelly Palmer, Chair of the Advanced Media Committee New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. on his recent write up about geeks and DIY DVRs. His email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The article. http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2005/01/mythtv_a_nonmyt.html Thank you?!?!? Why, do you like being called a thief? Cheers, Allan. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Thank You
I have already sent my thank you email to Shelly Palmer, Chair of the Advanced Media Committee New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. on his recent write up about geeks and DIY DVRs. His email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The article. http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2005/01/mythtv_a_nonmyt.html ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
