[mythtv-users] Monolith Pre-made MythTV Box?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 16, 2008, at 11:14 AM, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:

> I don't mind building a system myself... I'm experienced Linux user,
> and am comfortable doing things like that.  (I started with Linux
> circa 1996.)
>
> I was considering just purchasing a pre-made MythTV box just as a way
> of saving time.
>
> (When I was younger I used to enjoy doing everything myself from
> scratch.  It's just now, work takes up alot of my time.)
>
> But given the reactions on many of the people who replied to my
> e-mail, perhaps I should put a little more thought into building one
> myself.

You're addressing a mailing list where pretty much everyone has built  
their own system so you're not exactly getting unbiased opinions. I  
definitely understand spending money to save a bunch of time and the  
peace of mind of getting whatever support this company will provide. I  
would just make sure you can actually record from your sources with  
this system. (Plenty of discussions on this list about recording from  
cable, satellite, over the air, etc.) Also note that expanding this  
system will likely be more difficult than one you build yourself.