MythTV 0.17 Released

foobar01 writes "MythTV 0.17 has been released. Changes include Mac OS X frontend support, big improvements to DVB and HDTV support, "timestretch" feature (for changing playback speed but not the pitch so you can watch shows more quickly), firewire capture support for cable boxes with firewire output, and widescreen user interface support. See the changelog for the full list of changes."

Comments

Ooooh... timestretch!

[tinrobot]

That means I can watch 24 in 18.

or...

[Ooter]

"timestretch" feature (for changing playback speed but not the pitch so you can watch shows more quickly)

Or, if you're from the south, you can slow down the show for easier understanding.

Re:or...

[Phillup]

if you're from the south, you can slow down the show

But, does it add the extra syllables?

myth

[rogabean]

Bah! I was going for a quiet weekend... Now I gotta decide whether or not my MythTV box needs an upgrade or not...

ok what am I saying? Sounds like a fun weekend for me :)

Re:Why Apple?

[lpangelrob2]

I'm not really sure, but here's a guess...

if (product.getDescription().contains("Apple")) {
setCategory("Apple");
logger.warn(this.class + " [TODO] -- needs to extend SteveJobsRealityDistortionField");
}

Obligatory disclaimer... I own a couple of Apples.

I can do ya one better!

[Trolling4Columbine]

Not watch 24 at all!

I've got ya beat by 18 hours, plus I haven't suffered through a mindless, repetitive story about a guy who likes to yell at people.

Re:I can do ya one better!

[ewg]

I loved that part where that guy had a gun and was pointing it at that other guy.

Re:Mac Mini Frontend

[SilentChris]

"Changes include Mac OS X frontend support"

"Who's ready for a Mac Mini frontend?"

Did I miss something? Since when did the Mac Mini not run OS X?

Time Savings

[ackthpt]

Re:Ooooh... timestretch! -- That means I can watch 24 in 18.

Isn't that what's left after skipping all the commercials?

i watch 7 of 9 in 5

First rule of MythTV

[Anonymous Coward]

The first rule of MythTV, don't talk about MythTV.

MPAA, RIAA, etc, please move along. There is nothing more to see here. No one uses MythTV, and there is no copyright infringement going on, don't worry about it. And definitely no laws broken in MythGame and MythDVD and MythMusic either.

My prediction for the DVR market

[Quiet_Desperation]

Apple will buy Tivo.

Disclaimer: I own a DirecTivo. I don't really know why I needed to declare that. I think I just wanted to sound important.

[1] Tivo is starting to look like it might become "beleaguered" much like Apple was declared during the years 1970 through 2005. Yes, Apple was called beleaguered by the tech media even before it existed.

[2] Tivo is (I think) Linux based. Making it compilable on BSD Unix is, like, what? Two man hours? What? Different motherborads? Ok, four man hours.

[3] Steve Jobs wants the Mac to be the center of our digital media warm fuzziness thing where we go for brief respites from the wacky demon haunted world in which we live.

[4] The Grammys have become dominated by hip hop and gangsta rap. Only a vast array of Mac powered DVRs spread across the nation can protect us from whatever.

It can't be any more obvious that that! You savvy?

You heard it here first.

The Second Rule Of MythTV

[Quiet_Desperation]

The second rule of MythTV, you *will* fight with Tivo users. :)

"timestretch" feature (for changing playback speed

[imrec]

"timestretch" feature (for changing playback speed but not the pitch so you can watch shows more quickly)

And there are already plans to support blipverts in the next version!

Re:Why Apple?

[BorgCopyeditor]

An honest mythtake...

You mythpelled "honetht."

Re:Why Apple?

[hunterx11]

If you really owned a couple of Apples, you'd do it this way:

if([[Product description] rangeOfString:@"Apple"] != NSNotFound) {
[Article setCategory:@"Apple"];
NSLog(@"%@%@", self, @"[TODO] -- needs to extend SteveJobsRealityDistortionField");
}

Re:Apple is gay

[dickko]

From what I've seen most mac users are very happy to use them, so yep, you're right...

Hang on, that's not what you were implying...