[mythtv-users] MythTV vs XBMC

[Phil Wild]

I'm late into this thread.

I don't use xbmc but use Plex instead. I like plex for the central
database (I know xbmc can sort of do this) and the ability of sync
content for off-line use.
We have 1 TV in our house and lots of tablets that also play lots of content.
I have integrated Plex into the mythtv menu and hardly ever use the
"videos" function of mythtv anymore.

I still think mythtv is the best interface for the DVR aspects
(scheduling, recording, liveTV, navigating). It is fast, responsive
and intuitive.

Plex provides a much better "videos" interface and is consistent
across all devices. Recordinging from mythtv are dumped into a
directory that Plex manages for recorded content using a script where
the name escapes me (creates correct file names).

It all works very well.

Phil


On 11 May 2014 11:32, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com> wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 6:00 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
>> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 05:40:19PM -0700, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>>> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 5:32 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
>>> > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 09:53:06AM +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
>>> >> On May 9, 2014 11:08 PM, "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On 05/08/2014 01:42 PM, Travis Tabbal wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> And I can bring another TV into the system for ~$50 (RPi, case, PSU, IR
>>> >> receiver).
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Wow, I remember when MythTV was considered a high-end, luxury DVR system.
>>> >>  I guess now, you all want cheap (and, no, I don't mean "inexpensive").
>>> >>
>>> >> one factor is that reasonable TV panels are so cheap. I often see people
>>> >> wanting to kit out houses with 5 or more TVs. They balk at that many $2-300
>>> >> PC's but at $50 pis seems cheap. And yes the costs may vary widely
>>> >
>>> >     I find this a bit puzzling. 5 TVs is OK but a $200 set top box for each
>>> > of those TVs is a show stopper. I just don't get that.
>>> >
>>> >     If you can avoid Smart TVs, a $300 HTPC already pays for itself.
>>> >
>>> > [deletia]
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>>
>>> 5 TV's + RPI's $1675
>>>
>>> 5 TV's + HTPC ($300) - $3000
>>>
>>> If you can't see why one is way more attractive than the other then I
>>> can't help you.
>>
>>    No you can't because I see 5 TVs as excessive regardless.
>>
>>    It's like being too cheap to put the manufacturer recommended gas and
>> tires into a luxury sedan when you already blew plenty of money on the
>> car to begin with.
>>
>>    I can understand genuinely poor people. I grew up poor. I know what it's
>> like to genuinely not have the money to spare. However, people that have 5 TVs
>> and then whine about the cost of a set top box just baffle me.
>>
>>   Then again, I view not needing to "settle" as a key benefit of not being poor
>> anymore.
>>
>>   I also find your idea of what 5 TVs cost problematic.
>> _______________________________________________
>
> I figured someone would disagree with what I had put for the cost of
> the TV's, which is precisely why I looked to see what I could get a
> 40" TV for right now. (it's $278). So I averaged $300 per TV since
> there will be some smaller and some larger, which is where I got the
> $1500 from.
>
> As for the 5 TV's, that isn't outside the realm of possibility. One in
> the master bedroom, one in another bedroom, one in the living room,
> one in the theater room, one in the kitchen. That's 5, and not even
> all of the rooms would think about putting them in.
>
> Then again, since you think 5 TV's is excessive then you probably
> think that people with that many TV's are fine with throwing money
> away on unnecessary hardware.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas Mashos
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