Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-26 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 6/26/05, Todd Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few more comments* for those who want to give myth tv a try. > > 1. If you have 0 to little knowledge of Linux or just a passing curiosity > in a non windows based media center application and you want 95 plus % > uptime then you probably wan

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-26 Thread Todd Bailey
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Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-25 Thread Michael T. Dean
Andrew Close wrote: On 6/24/05, Robert Basil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 3. The ability to record one show while watching another. and this for as many tuners as you have. you need at least two for this option. Just wanted to clarify... With only one tuner, it's possible to record o

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-25 Thread Dewey Smolka
> I need to keep the cost below $500 for both software and hardware (I already > have a few large hard drives so I will not have to include those in the cost > of building my new PVR) I also have a copy of Win200 Pro that I can use as > well. > You could probably keep it under $500 either way but

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-25 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 6/25/05, Jack Trout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I love myth and currently use it, but BeyondTV had some positives over > myth as it stands. > > Input card tuner support. I tried Beyond TV before I had a PVR card, > and I could get mpeg2 encoded shows at 1gig per hour from my wintv-go > card

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-25 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 6/24/05, Andrew Close <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/24/05, Robert Basil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 6. On screen RSS feeds. > > hmm, not sure about RSS, but it does allow you to aggregate online > news... someone with more experience will have to answer this one. MythNews is an RSS new

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-25 Thread Donavan Stanley
On 6/24/05, Devan Lippman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 6/24/05, Robert Basil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Play pause and record TV on my 55' wide screen (Phillips). > > > This is what MythTV is all about, you'll find channel surfing limited but > otherwise you've got this.

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-24 Thread Jack Trout
I love myth and currently use it, but BeyondTV had some positives over myth as it stands. Input card tuner support. I tried Beyond TV before I had a PVR card, and I could get mpeg2 encoded shows at 1gig per hour from my wintv-go card that rival the quality of that with my pvr-250 cards. and the w

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-24 Thread Cecil Watson
Hello, Todd Bailey wrote: Just my 2 cents here. Just my 2 cents. I think 2 more items that need to be considered is system stability, and ease of installation. None of the replies I read so far mention how stable myth is when compared to beyond. What do you expect? You are on the MythTV mai

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-24 Thread Todd Bailey
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Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-24 Thread Andrew Close
On 6/24/05, Robert Basil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After three years my beloved 300 hour Tivo just died. > > On the brighter side I've been looking into building my own PVR for a few > years now and I guess this is the push I needed. > > I have narrowed my choices down to Beyond and Myth. > >

Re: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-24 Thread Devan Lippman
On 6/24/05, Robert Basil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1. Play pause and record TV on my 55' wide screen (Phillips).   This is what MythTV is all about, you'll find channel surfing limited but otherwise you've got this. 2. Season pass option to be able to search for and record programs by name /date

RE: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-24 Thread Robert Basil
ythtv' Subject: [mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth? After three years my beloved 300 hour Tivo just died. On the brighter side I've been looking into building my own PVR for a few years now and I guess this is the push I needed. I have narrowed my choices down to Beyond an

[mythtv-users] My Tivo just died. Beyond or Myth?

2005-06-24 Thread Robert Basil
After three years my beloved 300 hour Tivo just died. On the brighter side I've been looking into building my own PVR for a few years now and I guess this is the push I needed. I have narrowed my choices down to Beyond and Myth. I need to keep the cost below $500 for both software and hardware (