Mailing List Archive: MythTV and the future

MythTV and the future

Jun 12, 2003, 1:05 PM

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I've successfully used MythTV here, both recorded TV shows (with sound now,
thanks to tips from this list) and music, and over the web with MythWeb and
must say that I am immensely pleased with the application. It's simply
superb.

The moment I saw it, the thought "vcr/dvd of the future" went through my
mind. And I was imagining myself using my remote control to move between
menu items, and doing selections ... recording on a built in hard drive, on a
box that perhaps was something like a notebook in structure (to avoid cooling
problems), but still a vcr and I was browsing the image on the TV. Such
dreams we sometimes have :-)

Are there any plans for such a box in the making?

Orn

Re: MythTV and the future [ In reply to ]

joddo at apixels

Jun 12, 2003, 1:30 PM

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> The moment I saw it, the thought "vcr/dvd of the future" went through my
> mind. And I was imagining myself using my remote control to move
> between menu items, and doing selections ... recording on a built in
> hard drive, on a box that perhaps was something like a notebook in
> structure (to avoid cooling problems), but still a vcr and I was
> browsing the image on the TV. Such dreams we sometimes have :-)
>
> Are there any plans for such a box in the making?
>
Don't know if I'm reading you correctly, but if so, this *IS* what many of
us are doing. Many of us already connect up to the TV and use a remote
control to control it. I'm actually using the very remote that came with
my DirecTV. That one universal remote will control my TV, DVD, VCR,
Satellite, stereo tuner, AND MythTV. I have mine in a tower case that's
hidden in my entertainment center but many people actually have a black
desktop case that looks like a piece of audio/video gear.

Re: MythTV and the future [ In reply to ]

calvin at houstonns

Jun 12, 2003, 1:35 PM

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Same here, this is the VCR of the future. We are lucky people have put in the time to develop myth and share it with the
world.

Calvin

On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 01:30:35PM -0700, Jeremy Oddo wrote:
>
> > The moment I saw it, the thought "vcr/dvd of the future" went through my
> > mind. And I was imagining myself using my remote control to move
> > between menu items, and doing selections ... recording on a built in
> > hard drive, on a box that perhaps was something like a notebook in
> > structure (to avoid cooling problems), but still a vcr and I was
> > browsing the image on the TV. Such dreams we sometimes have :-)
> >
> > Are there any plans for such a box in the making?
> >
> Don't know if I'm reading you correctly, but if so, this *IS* what many of
> us are doing. Many of us already connect up to the TV and use a remote
> control to control it. I'm actually using the very remote that came with
> my DirecTV. That one universal remote will control my TV, DVD, VCR,
> Satellite, stereo tuner, AND MythTV. I have mine in a tower case that's
> hidden in my entertainment center but many people actually have a black
> desktop case that looks like a piece of audio/video gear.
>
>
>
>
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> mythtv-users@snowman.net
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RE: MythTV and the future [ In reply to ]

rkulagowski at thrupoint

Jun 12, 2003, 1:36 PM

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> but still a vcr and I was browsing the image on the TV. Such
> dreams we sometimes have :-) Are there any plans for such a box in
> the making?

I'm confused. Do you mean a box that reads analog video tapes, or
someone commercially selling MythTV boxes?

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RE: MythTV and the future [ In reply to ]

jcaputo1 at comcast

Jun 12, 2003, 1:39 PM

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces@snowman.net
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@snowman.net]On Behalf Of Jeremy Oddo
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:31 PM
> To: mythtv-users@snowman.net
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV and the future
>
>
>
> > The moment I saw it, the thought "vcr/dvd of the future" went through my
> > mind. And I was imagining myself using my remote control to move
> > between menu items, and doing selections ... recording on a built in
> > hard drive, on a box that perhaps was something like a notebook in
> > structure (to avoid cooling problems), but still a vcr and I was
> > browsing the image on the TV. Such dreams we sometimes have :-)
> >
> > Are there any plans for such a box in the making?
> >
> Don't know if I'm reading you correctly, but if so, this *IS* what many of
> us are doing. Many of us already connect up to the TV and use a remote
> control to control it. I'm actually using the very remote that came with
> my DirecTV. That one universal remote will control my TV, DVD, VCR,
> Satellite, stereo tuner, AND MythTV. I have mine in a tower case that's
> hidden in my entertainment center but many people actually have a black
> desktop case that looks like a piece of audio/video gear.

I think he's inquiring about a pre-configured box (for sale...)

Check out these two threads:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=61919;search_st
ring=selling%20boxes;guest=613375&t=search_engine#61919

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=59758;search_st
ring=selling%20boxes;guest=613375&t=search_engine#59758

-JAC