Slashdot Mirror

MythTV installation

Just watch the video. It would make a great gift. http://www.mythpvr.com/mythtv/distribution/mythdora/4/install-1.html

It's time to ask yourself what Jesus would do.

That's simple. Set the controls to block all violence, cursing, adult situations, etc and foreget it as there is nothing on except "BLOCKED CONTENT".

Really, you have to ask "What would Jesus do?". I think he would be too busy to waste time not talking to people in person. Somehow I just can't picture him kicking back in a recliner and flipping on The Simpsons.

I also strongly doubt he would have cable, satelite, a PVR, or even a TV.

You did bring up a beef I have.

Being entertained is a privilege, not a right.

I mean, sure, you paid to buy the TV. And you pay your cable or satellite bill.

Cable TV was originaly billed as advertisement free. You paid directly for the privilage of commercial free TV in place of advertising sponsored TV. Cable providers pay a premium for content to provide. In the contract they must carry the commercials with a few local commercial breaks for local market advertisement insertions. That is why you not only get National Ford commercials (Time Magazine, Sports Ilistrated) you also get local car dealership advertisements. My beef is since there is so much sponsorship, why is a cable bill so expensive? If it is so expensive (I buy content) why is it so jam packed with sponsor messages?

It got so bad I dropped subscription TV when basic went from 6.95/month to 12.95/month. The prices have never come back and I have never come back. I found life much fuller without mind deadning least common denominator suggestive situation comedy. Internet has replaced TV. We finaly picked up a HDTV (we watch a lot of commercial free (no interuptions) videos. I put up an antenna so we can get the local DTV, but we rarely watch it. If I want the news, I grab the laptop instead. I don't have to wait for the news and I can dig further into a story if needed. TV is for local news.

After I build a Myth TV box, I will probably watch more TV as I could then record NOVA and other shows I simply forget to watch when they are on. So even though I don't have a DVR yet, I would have to agree with the article bacause I would go from watching less than 2 hours of TV a week to more and in the process I would be exposed to advertisements I simply don't even have on now.

Myth TV just got easier to build and configure for newbies.
http://www.mythpvr.com/mythtv/distribution/mythdor a/4/install-1.html