Fast forwaqrding shouldn't take more than a split second. What kind of ads are they gonna run during that split second?
What's their solution? Simple, SLOW DOWN the FF. FFding will take a minute per 5 minutes in the first year (just a guess) until they figure out they can make even more money if the slow it down even more.
Besides, when I'm fast forwarding I'd be watching the screen to see how far I've gotten.
There's no way I'm gonna give up my MythTV Now. That's for sure.
We don't even talk about watching TV anymore, we call it watching the Myth.
However, I duely consions of the fact that this is due only to the fact that neiter TiVo NOR Microsoft have shown any intention to advance into the European (mainland not UK) market.
"but they cannot say give me a battery that has three times the capacity and weighs half as much"
Sure they can. But they don't. What they do say is:"Let's save some money on the battery and put that dough towards a bigger screen. That's what sells phones. And if the battery dies, let's just sell them a new phone."
First of all it's 82%
Secondly it's only domestic share not world.
And thirdly it's not the share of MP3 players as a whole, but only the HDD based players.
I have several friends with MP3 players, but NOT ONE has an Ipod.
It's not apple's market share I'm attacking, it's their practices.
Thier stubborn bussiness plan that refuses to make anything compatible with anything else.
MOV is evil enough, you can't edit it, can't transcode it, can't even full screen view it without software by apple.
Their music players are there for one reason only, promote their site, their platform and their hardware.
Apple is just as evil as MS ever was and is. Don't confuse failure to gain market share with benevolence.
I will not buy any hardware, musicplayer, camera, DigitalVideoDevice, settopbox, anything... That does not allow free use of the music, video, pictures it produces.
The last thing we need is wmv like format. It's total crap. It takes hours to encode, there is no easy wat to clip or trim it.
And mpg, well it may not be the best compression, but at least it decompresses and plays full screen on a P1 90Mhz in good quality. So what if you need 1 gig for a movie?
I wouldn't use an Ipod if they threw it in my face.
There are so many better mp3 players out there that I just don't understand all the "iPod standard" crap.
It's to big for a compact player.
If you don't care about size, but only about capacity there are products that will beat it 4 fold. And it's to expensive compared to it's rivals.
And to top it off: Ipod is to music what MS is to software.
In my experiance the remark:"I comfortable with my windows" is always closely follow by questions like:"Oh and by the way could you reinstall my windows or at least get rid of all these pop-ups, virusses and spam, And I keep getting this blue screen with letters on it from time to time. What should I do?"
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- Bad security design in Microsoft Windows,
- Absent security education for the ordinary user,
- The unethical business practice of contract date-rape, and
- Negligent refusal on the part of law enforcement to respond to electronic trespass offenses in other media, such as e-mail spam.
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You forgot one very important factor. Badly authored programs and websites which force the uneducated user to be admin on his machine and lower all security on his browser for it to work.
Even without any P2P or illeagal copying, retailers of music will be the first to go.
People will buy mp3's or CD's though the net.
And when they start to really get fed up with the price of it all, they will start buying music from cheaper unsigned artists or will look for artist who are just giving it away.
This industry will crash.
When I look at the current litagation by RIAA, I see a man trapped in a swamp. Stuggeling makes it worse.
Your first mistake was installing Mythtv on an existing system instead of using a dedicated system or a knoppmyth.
Using a dual head and expecting to be able to work allongside the myhtbox is "a fun idea" but pragmatically it's a giant blunder.
I built a mythbox from scratch in a little under 90 minutes this weekend.
About xmltv grabbing I have to agree that the support just isn't there. But hey, that's why it's open source, right? Belgium didn't have any xmltv provider, so a couple of dudes just wrote a python script to retreive, format and upload the info. Not for laymen, but they were friendly enough to provide the daily end file on their website. http://www.nerdhero.org/
Some tips to speed up the process and avoid frustration....
1. DON'T use a TV-out card. Use and external VGA to TV convertor. They only cost 50$ and don't need drivers config or anything.
2. Don't use a IR remote. Go wireless keyboard RF (not IR). No line of sight needed, you can search program listings with keywords and all. and user interface is so much more user friendly with 105keys.
3. If at all possible put the machine in another room. Your pc will never be silent enough.
Why would you EVER put the box in your living room???
I've got mine stuffed up in the attic.
Instead of wasting time and money trying to do the imposible. (creating a silent pc). Just hook up a RF AV transmitter and presto.
Don't bother with IR remotes either/ They're ALL crap. Just hook up a wireless-RF keyboard.
My Mythbox cost me very little. I had all the part lying around. It's only a Duron1000 and has just 256Megs. The 2 * 200Gig harddrives were the most expensive. And the RF keyboard isn't cheap.
Still, it may be loud, but it's nowhere near the livingroom so who cares.
Seriously. Deleting a users data as direct revenge for him using a hacked serial is WRONG!
And in any case 2 wrongs don't make a right.
P.S. It wouldn't be the first time that I use a serial number from internet for a software I purchased, just because I forgot, lost or temporarily misplaced the original codes. Which by the way is a perfectly legal thing to do.
And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.
Besides, if you mess with my data, you better run god-damit!
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Seriously, why would I buy this when I've got MythTV?
Wake up.
Fast forwaqrding shouldn't take more than a split second. What kind of ads are they gonna run during that split second?
What's their solution? Simple, SLOW DOWN the FF. FFding will take a minute per 5 minutes in the first year (just a guess) until they figure out they can make even more money if the slow it down even more.
Besides, when I'm fast forwarding I'd be watching the screen to see how far I've gotten.
There's no way I'm gonna give up my MythTV Now. That's for sure.
Has everyone forgotten the first 2 HHGTTG movies that have already been released
I was told in this movie slartibartfast shoots first!!
btw, I live in "Belgium!" so watch your language.
Everyone I know who own a DVR calls is a mythbox.
We don't even talk about watching TV anymore, we call it watching the Myth.
However, I duely consions of the fact that this is due only to the fact that neiter TiVo NOR Microsoft have shown any intention to advance into the European (mainland not UK) market.
"but they cannot say give me a battery that has three times the capacity and weighs half as much"
Sure they can. But they don't. What they do say is:"Let's save some money on the battery and put that dough towards a bigger screen. That's what sells phones. And if the battery dies, let's just sell them a new phone."
I'm not that interested in a phone that can take pictures.
Now if someone would start selling cameras that can make a phone call... I'm there!
90% market share my butt.
First of all it's 82%
Secondly it's only domestic share not world.
And thirdly it's not the share of MP3 players as a whole, but only the HDD based players.
I have several friends with MP3 players, but NOT ONE has an Ipod.
It's not apple's market share I'm attacking, it's their practices.
Thier stubborn bussiness plan that refuses to make anything compatible with anything else.
MOV is evil enough, you can't edit it, can't transcode it, can't even full screen view it without software by apple.
Their music players are there for one reason only, promote their site, their platform and their hardware.
Apple is just as evil as MS ever was and is. Don't confuse failure to gain market share with benevolence.
I will not buy any hardware, musicplayer, camera, DigitalVideoDevice, settopbox, anything... That does not allow free use of the music, video, pictures it produces.
So I guess apple is out.
What the hell is wrong with avi?
Xvid work fine, so does Div-X
The last thing we need is wmv like format. It's total crap. It takes hours to encode, there is no easy wat to clip or trim it.
And mpg, well it may not be the best compression, but at least it decompresses and plays full screen on a P1 90Mhz in good quality. So what if you need 1 gig for a movie?
I wouldn't use an Ipod if they threw it in my face.
There are so many better mp3 players out there that I just don't understand all the "iPod standard" crap.
It's to big for a compact player.
If you don't care about size, but only about capacity there are products that will beat it 4 fold.
And it's to expensive compared to it's rivals.
And to top it off: Ipod is to music what MS is to software.
In my experiance the remark:"I comfortable with my windows" is always closely follow by questions like:"Oh and by the way could you reinstall my windows or at least get rid of all these pop-ups, virusses and spam, And I keep getting this blue screen with letters on it from time to time. What should I do?"
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To get me through the holidays I've got my special shirt. http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/frustrations/388
My response to:"I like my windows" is "Well then fix it yourself!"
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- Bad security design in Microsoft Windows,
- Absent security education for the ordinary user,
- The unethical business practice of contract date-rape, and
- Negligent refusal on the part of law enforcement to respond to electronic trespass offenses in other media, such as e-mail spam.
---
You forgot one very important factor. Badly authored programs and websites which force the uneducated user to be admin on his machine and lower all security on his browser for it to work.
Rich web crap has corrupted the web.
Bacause they promoissed: "No EVIL!"
Don't try to create the mythical and impossibly expensive silent pc. There no point. Just move the PC outside the living room.
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Just cough up those $50 on a AV wireless transmitter and receiver and put your PC in the utility room.
http://search.ebay.com/av-wireless_W0QQsokeywordr
Even without any P2P or illeagal copying, retailers of music will be the first to go.
People will buy mp3's or CD's though the net.
And when they start to really get fed up with the price of it all, they will start buying music from cheaper unsigned artists or will look for artist who are just giving it away.
This industry will crash.
When I look at the current litagation by RIAA, I see a man trapped in a swamp. Stuggeling makes it worse.
Actually, in quite a few european countries the damages have to be payed before submitting your appeal.
If you win your appeal the damages will be refunded, but It does take the "fun" out of the stalling tactics.
Ok, that does it. I just intercepted you comment about our rights protected content. '1hg7i3NFL43'
;-)
May I remind you that NFL games are protected content and should only be discussed over the internet with prior written consent. Stop or we'll sue.
How about a MPAA - RIAA fake-out network.
Allow me to explain. A webring, hosting empty MP3's and AVI's with names like madonna.mp3 and Stealthismonie.avi etc...
Multiply that by a thousand per site. And multiply that by the number of participant...
Hell we could have RIAA and MPAA sending out bogus take-down notices 24/7 in no time.
What do you think?
For slander and false accusations.
I'm sorry I thought it would be clear...
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An RadioFrequency AudioVideo transmitter.
Try ebay : http://search.ebay.com/wireless-video_W0QQsokeywo
Your first mistake was installing Mythtv on an existing system instead of using a dedicated system or a knoppmyth.
Using a dual head and expecting to be able to work allongside the myhtbox is "a fun idea" but pragmatically it's a giant blunder.
I built a mythbox from scratch in a little under 90 minutes this weekend.
About xmltv grabbing I have to agree that the support just isn't there. But hey, that's why it's open source, right? Belgium didn't have any xmltv provider, so a couple of dudes just wrote a python script to retreive, format and upload the info. Not for laymen, but they were friendly enough to provide the daily end file on their website. http://www.nerdhero.org/
Some tips to speed up the process and avoid frustration....
1. DON'T use a TV-out card. Use and external VGA to TV convertor. They only cost 50$ and don't need drivers config or anything.
2. Don't use a IR remote. Go wireless keyboard RF (not IR). No line of sight needed, you can search program listings with keywords and all. and user interface is so much more user friendly with 105keys.
3. If at all possible put the machine in another room. Your pc will never be silent enough.
Why would you EVER put the box in your living room???
I've got mine stuffed up in the attic.
Instead of wasting time and money trying to do the imposible. (creating a silent pc). Just hook up a RF AV transmitter and presto.
Don't bother with IR remotes either/ They're ALL crap. Just hook up a wireless-RF keyboard.
My Mythbox cost me very little. I had all the part lying around. It's only a Duron1000 and has just 256Megs. The 2 * 200Gig harddrives were the most expensive. And the RF keyboard isn't cheap.
Still, it may be loud, but it's nowhere near the livingroom so who cares.
Aha, so your software is unusable un PC's without internet connections. Nice... NOT.
And before you tell me that never happens,
Under my resp. I have 6000 PC's of which about 2000 have no internet access.
Seriously. Deleting a users data as direct revenge for him using a hacked serial is WRONG!
And in any case 2 wrongs don't make a right.
P.S. It wouldn't be the first time that I use a serial number from internet for a software I purchased, just because I forgot, lost or temporarily misplaced the original codes. Which by the way is a perfectly legal thing to do.
And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.
Besides, if you mess with my data, you better run god-damit!
What me worry... I don't realy mind the quality loss between digital and analog. SO I just hook up everything to my capturecard.
Let them build all the DRM and copy protection they want.
As long as I can see it or hear it, I WILL be able to record it and keep it.... For as long as I frigging WANT!
P.S. And that goes double music.
The ability to block USB keys?
How about installing NT4. That wil lock it down good!
But seriously. W2K has that ability as well. Just take out the users right to connect USB devices in the policy. Presto. I don't see the diff.