[mythtv-users] Hello after long absence - looking to build very small Myth setup.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/18/2013 03:59 PM, jedi wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 03:18:55PM -0400, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>> On 6/18/2013 3:06 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
>>> As I said early on, I ran MythTV for a long time (4-5 years I think)
>>> some years ago until Comcast ended up encrypting 90% of what I was
>>> recording.
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> None of that addresses cable shows like Mad Men or Breaking Bad which
>>> we'll just wait and watch a year late, or possibly like Season 3 of
>>> the Killing, we'll purchase the season in HD from Amazon with the
>>> unspent $125/month we were previously giving to DirecTV.
>> Note that at least on Comcast, you should be able to receive nearly
>> everything using a CableCard tuner, of course you're still looking
>> at a large cable bill for the subscription compared to just picking
>> up a couple shows on DVD once the season is over.
>      Although MythTV is not a bad way to address the "watch it on DVD
> once the season is over" use case.

Well, I use my XBox 360 or PS3 to watch my DVDs so I don't have to 
commit a federal felony offense to see The Walking Dead (since I'm a US 
resident).  I mean it's a good show, but not /that/ good...  :)

Mike