[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ... > > And that shouldn't surprise us. They are doing it free, and that > means they can stop at any time they view it to be a problem. So > can any open source developer stop coding (though the FOSS licences > stop them from revoking code from the FOSS arena for others to take > on the load.)
Brad, In a way Data Direct is not much different than a stock quote service or other informations service. You used to just get a roll on the financial news channel (yes you were paying for it that channel - maybe). Then there were available for free on the Internet - with some limitations, such as time delay. You could pay a little and get better quality of information or less delay. If the market size for hobbyist DVR gets big enough, I would not be surprised to see DataDirect start charging for it somehow. Maybe it will be $2 a month, instead of $10 a year - who knows. I just feel pretty sure that if they overprice it, someone else will step in and provide it at a lower cost. "Some" of us would be doing Tivo or similar commercial product, but for their pricing. They feel their user interface and schedules are worth $13 a month. A lot of people agree, some don't (me for one). But so far, the commercial systems, though easier to setup, are not nearly as flexible as Myth - multiple backends/frontends, web browsing, games, etc. So lots of us will do it for the flexibility or because its fun, i.e. its a hobby. I agree with your points on FUD. But you do seem to be worrying a lot, IMHO. - Richard PS: If you need a laugh. I've only about $100 and spare parts invested in my MythTV box so far. $50 Avermedia M179, $25 for IR Blaster parts (long cable needed), $30 for a MX 440 video card. Just happened to have a spare 1.2Ghz Athlon/MB, case and 200GB drive. Still after six months its not really completely usable (no good tv-out, see my other post). For Christmas, wife decided I had fooled around enough (she estimated 100 hours at $5/hour was easily $500) and plopped a $400 DVR with DVD burner under the tree (Replay TV style). My pride got the best of me and I had her take it back. I'm "this" close two weeks later. Oh well.
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