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[Mark Haney]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Mark Haney wrote:
>> Brian McKee wrote:
>>   
>>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org> wrote:
>>>     
>>>> That's what MythTV does.  It's an opensource app the makes your desktop
>>>> act like Windows Media Center.  It can DVR TV shows, you can scan
>>>> through, skipping commercials, etc.  I use it, when I actually get TV.
>>>> I've not had it at my house since January, and personally haven't missed
>>>> it.  I mean, all I watch is Midsomer Murders, Mythbusters and Avatar.
>>>>
>>>> But seriously, the box you have does that same thing MythTv does, except
>>>> it encodes the shows to MPEG format for you instead of expecting the CPU
>>>> to do so.
>>>>       
>>> Now now Mark - his CPU isn't a TV tuner, which that box sounds like it is.
>>> MythTV can't convert TV to video without hardware help.
>>>
>>> Go back to your corners boys.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>     
>> Very true. and something I didn't mention.  You will need an appropriate 
>> video card for MythTV to work.  However, I was being general enough to 
>> get my point across.
>>
>>
>>   
> That is why when I Googled MythTV I wondered what you are smoking!
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

Sadly, I assumed (which I'll never do again) you realized a TV Tuner 
card was necessary for that purpose.  I had no idea I needed to spell 
out everything for you.  Especially on things NOT related to the initial 
thread.


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Mark Haney
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