[mythtv-users] blank program guide

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/04/2008 03:11 PM, starcycle wrote:
> thanks, I really do appreciate your time and help. This mythtv thing
> is just an experiment here so far, mostly curiosity, not sure if it's
> something we are even really going to use. we wanted to see how well
> it actually worked before anything else. so far opinions are mixed at
> best, we'll see what happens after this glitch gets sorted out.
> thanks again

Remember, too, there's a 7-day free trial at http://schedulesdirect.org/ 
.  I think you'll find--at least from a setup perspective--it's a very 
different MythTV experience than with a grabber.  (And, long term, 
you'll probably find that you spend more than $20 worth of your time 
fixing up the screen scraper each year--and by "worth of your time" I 
mean enough time, you'd rather pay $20 than deal with the scraper, so 
I'm not talking about your hourly rate/pay/...)

If you do switch over to the 7-day trial, make sure you do the Delete 
all thing for your video sources again, but with Schedules Direct don't 
scan for channels and use Fetch channels...

Good luck getting it set up.  And, if you decide not to use Myth, I'd 
appreciate constructive feedback on why not (and what you chose to use, 
instead)--even if it's just because you thought setting up/maintaining 
TiVo/Windows MCE/whatever was easier and less hassle.  (Feel free to 
send direct to me rather than start a flame war on the list ;).

Thanks,
Mike