There IS light at the end of the tunnel! - Ken
-----Original Message----- From: The 169Time Company [mailto:support at 169time dot com] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 05:51 PM To: kteague at speakeasy dot net Subject: Re: Compatibility with MythTV Hi Ken Teague Thanks for sending me the link 169time does have an active development project underway for a MythTV support driver. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: <kteague at speakeasy dot net> To: <help at 169time dot com> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:40 AM Subject: Compatibility with MythTV > To whom it may concern, > > I've been a DirecTiVo customer for about 3 years now. I've been pretty > happy with them until recently, after purchasing a new Hughes DirecTiVo HD > receiver. The menuing system is extremely slow and it has USB ports that > are not enabled. This means I can't network the unit in my home, nor does > it support the Home Media Center option which can be found on the regular > TiVo units. I'm finding myself looking for another solution... a single, > over-all solution. MythTV appears to be it, as it supports everything the > standard TiVo's do, and more! It's TiVo on steroids! > > The firewire modification open you folks sale looks very appealing. In > fact, it's the only method to record HD content from DirecTV. However, > after reading this post: > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/104667 > > I've decided not to purchase firewire modifications for my 3 DirecTV > receivers. We need something that is feature-rich, flexible, and > convenient. DVHS and proprietary PC-based PVR's are not. I'll reconsider > this when you folks provide some compatibility with MythTV. > > - Ken Teague >
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