[mythtv-users] Sell mythtv "set-top" boxes

[Jon Hoyt]

You could offer a pre-assembled HTPC box in a nice case 'ready to install
your pvr software of choice'.  Then you could call it 'Myth compatible' and
include a Linux distro all set up for Myth on a CD.   The purchaser could
then install Myth with the understanding they would be supporting it
themselves, or they could install Windows and Showshifter or any other
software they wanted.

The Myth user would be getting proven hardware and the knowledge that there
were others out there with the same set up, but it would still be a
'project' and they would be supporting it themselves.  Your market would
still be do-it-yourselfers, but much less experience would be necessary to
get started.  I think there are lots of people out there that would love a
'kit' like this.


> Hello,
> 
> I don't know if anyone has really brought it up yet, but what with the
> discussions comparing MythTV to Tivo or ReplayTV, it got me thinking:
> what if we started selling pre-configured MythTV systems, based on the
> Pundit or some other small system?
> 
> The way I see it, there's got to be a market: when it's already set up,
> MythTV is easy enough for your average joe to use, and once you've
> bought it, you aren't required to pay a subscription fee to keep using
> it.
> 
> I can't see myself making a business out of selling or supporting
> systems like these, but I'm thinking I could definitely put together a
> few and make some extra money, enough to actually build a decent system
> that can handle MythTV well ;)
> 
> What's everyone else's thoughts on this? I'm thinking that there's
> plenty enough room for anyone interested in doing this that there
> wouldn't really be much in the way of competition to deal with, so that
> we could share our best practices here, or even put together a good
> HOW-TO, from choosing good hardware to setting up mythTV (and any other
> modules).
> 
> Who knows, maybe we could make something of this; or maybe it's just a
> dream of mine.
> 
> Adam
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