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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] newbie question
From: "Mitch Gore" <mitchell.gore () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-12-01 22:59:25
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On Dec 1, 2007 4:04 PM, Jim the Standing Bear <standingbear@gmail.com>
wrote:
> sweet. Thanks Josh.
>
> On Dec 1, 2007 5:00 PM, Josh <TwoOneSix@thatclothingco.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 1, 2007 4:55 PM, Jim the Standing Bear <standingbear@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am too cheap to subscribe to any TV service, and will only use my
> > > box as a DVD/CD/MP3 player so I wont have to change discs too often.
> > > Will mythTV be an overkill for me, because I get the impression that
> > > its main focus is to capture TV stream? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > mythtv-users mailing list
> > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org
> > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I find my MythTV server to be extremely useful as a media server. I have
> 2
> > front end machines that only watch recorded TV about once a week and the
> > rest of the time they are playing music or watching movies. I know a guy
> > with a HD setup that uses his MythTV to host his media (and his SD
> stuff)
> > but he pipes his HD stuff directly to his TV. I wouldn't say it's
> overkill,
> > no.
> >
> > --
> > Josh
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > mythtv-users mailing list
> > mythtv-users@mythtv.org
> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
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>
Cant you get TV OTA? I dont find cable/dish worth the money when most stuff
i watch is on the networks. If you use a digital tuner you can get a
perfect picture quality. If you are within 50 miles from the tower you can
get a good signal strength with a 100 or less antenna.
Just an idea for you.
Mitchell
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On Dec 1, 2007 4:04 PM, Jim the Standing Bear <<a \
href="mailto:standingbear@gmail.com">standingbear@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid \
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> sweet. Thanks \
Josh.<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>On Dec 1, 2007 5:00 PM, Josh <<a \
href="mailto:TwoOneSix@thatclothingco.com">TwoOneSix@thatclothingco.com</a>> \
wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> On Dec 1, 2007 4:55 PM, Jim the \
Standing Bear < <a \
href="mailto:standingbear@gmail.com">standingbear@gmail.com</a>><br>> \
wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Hello,<br>> \
><br>> > I am too cheap to subscribe to any TV service, and will only use my \
<br>> > box as a DVD/CD/MP3 player so I wont have to change discs too \
often.<br>> > Will mythTV be an overkill for me, because I get the impression \
that<br>> > its main focus is to capture TV stream? Thanks. <br>> \
><br>> > Jim<br>> > \
_______________________________________________<br>> > mythtv-users mailing \
list<br>> > <a \
href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br>> > <a \
href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users" \
target="_blank">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br>> \
><br>> ><br>><br>> I find my MythTV server to be extremely useful as a \
media server. I have 2 <br>> front end machines that only watch recorded TV about \
once a week and the<br>> rest of the time they are playing music or watching \
movies. I know a guy<br>> with a HD setup that uses his MythTV to host his media \
(and his SD stuff) <br>> but he pipes his HD stuff directly to his TV. I \
wouldn't say it's overkill,<br>> no.<br>><br>> --<br>> \
Josh<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> \
mythtv-users mailing list <br>> <a \
href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br>> <a \
href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users" \
target="_blank">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users \
</a><br>><br>><br><br><br><br></div><font \
color="#888888">--<br>--------------------------------------<br>Standing Bear Has \
Spoken<br>--------------------------------------<br></font><div><div></div><div \
class="Wj3C7c"> _______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users \
mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a \
href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users" target="_blank"> \
http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br><br>Cant \
you get TV OTA? I dont find cable/dish worth the money when most stuff i watch \
is on the networks. If you use a digital tuner you can get a perfect picture \
quality. If you are within 50 miles from the tower you can get a good signal \
strength with a 100 or less antenna. <br><br>Just an idea for \
you.<br><br>Mitchell<br>
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