[olug] MythTV, DVD Recorder OR Cable Compnay's Rentable Digital Recorder

Tim OBrien IrishMASMS at OLUG.ORG
Mon Oct 30 06:38:51 UTC 2006


What about with Digital cable? How do you get the Digital signal channels
into the MythTV box, when Cox will not allow anything other than the boxes
you rent from them?

Irish


<quote who="Nick Veys">
> MythTV:
>  Up: Fun, Toy, In Charge, May already have spare computer for it, no
> monthly fee
>  Down: Work, If no spare computer, more expensive than alternatives
>
> DVD Recorder:
>  Up: Easy?, no monthly fee
>  Down: Glorified VCR
>
> Digital Recorder:
>  Up: Super easy, just works, wife approval easy
>  Down: Simplified compared to Myth, monthly fee
>
> On 10/29/06, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Upsides and Downsides of MythTV, a DVD Recorder or
>> renting the local cable company's digital recorder?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>






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