Comments on: My short Christmas list http://freepressblog.org/2005/12/02/my-short-christmas-list/ A few thoughts and other random stuff I found interesting. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:15:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: JB http://freepressblog.org/2005/12/02/my-short-christmas-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 JB Sun, 04 Dec 2005 08:05:59 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/12/02/my-short-christmas-list/#comment-3573 Not being able to burn DVDs is a positive thing? The main reason I'm avoiding Tivo (and all the others, including the one I already have from the cable co) is that they don't record to standard formats. MythTV does, and will allow burning DVDs / VCDs, etc. I really don't think Tivos are cheaper either, when you consider paying for the service. You can get this card for just over $100, and I already have all the other components laying around in spare computers. Tivo's current offer (for $49) on their site requires you to pay $150 for a year of service. In addition, you could get a cheaper card for MythTV too, but this one gives you more functionality. As for the Tivo being smaller, I don't care too much about that when there are so many advantages that make up for the size, and I'll probably have it in the closet anyway so I don't really care how big it is. But the most important reason of all: I can continue to enjoy ongoing upgrades by an open source development community, and not have to worry about what new DRM crap Tivo will be bundling with their next upgrade. Not being able to burn DVDs is a positive thing? The main reason I’m avoiding Tivo (and all the others, including the one I already have from the cable co) is that they don’t record to standard formats. MythTV does, and will allow burning DVDs / VCDs, etc.

I really don’t think Tivos are cheaper either, when you consider paying for the service. You can get this card for just over $100, and I already have all the other components laying around in spare computers. Tivo’s current offer (for $49) on their site requires you to pay $150 for a year of service. In addition, you could get a cheaper card for MythTV too, but this one gives you more functionality.

As for the Tivo being smaller, I don’t care too much about that when there are so many advantages that make up for the size, and I’ll probably have it in the closet anyway so I don’t really care how big it is.

But the most important reason of all: I can continue to enjoy ongoing upgrades by an open source development community, and not have to worry about what new DRM crap Tivo will be bundling with their next upgrade.

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/2005/12/02/my-short-christmas-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 Dan Sun, 04 Dec 2005 06:11:53 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/12/02/my-short-christmas-list/#comment-3572 Get a Tivo, it's cheaper, smaller and you can't burn DVDs. Get a Tivo, it’s cheaper, smaller and you can’t burn DVDs.

]]> By: PVRLib http://freepressblog.org/2005/12/02/my-short-christmas-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 PVRLib Sat, 03 Dec 2005 19:25:42 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/12/02/my-short-christmas-list/#comment-3571