[mythtv-users] Why did you pick MythTV VS the other PVRs?

[Jay Cornell]

Jeff wrote:
> After using Dish 7200 PVRs for a couple of years, I initially bought a 
> PVR-350 at a computer show with the intention of building a 
> 'distributed' system based on M$ MCE.  But after looking into how 
> limited it would be (and how much it would cost for the M$ software), 
> I put the PVR-350 on a shelf.  A few months later I heard about 
> MythTV, and had built a system a month or two later based on Jarod's 
> famous "MythTV on Fedora" guide. ;-)
>
> With my Dish PVRs, I could record 100hrs each on them (with HDDs 
> updated to 120GB).  The interface was pretty good, and the things were 
> reliable.  I could even take the HDD out and extract recordings on my 
> PC for archival purposes.  But they were limited in that recordings on 
> one unit could only be played back on the same unit, etc. 
>
> With MythTV, I could have as much recording space as I could afford, 
> as many Tuners that I could throw at it, and the resulting recordings 
> could be played back on any frontend in the house... Much more flexible.
>
> Plus the scheduling was much better...  And it could play DVDs and 
> Music, etc, which my Dish PVRs couldn't do.
>
> I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture...
>
> J-e-f-f-A
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It was a Christmas present for me a my wife.  This way she got a PVR, 
and I got a new toy.