> > Tivo wants a monthly fee. Tivo spys on you. Are you SURE that Tivo > > will let you record any show you want, and archive it? And will > > continue to do so? They are making another attempt to get the > > broadcast flag into law. > > If that happens, you still won't be able to record anything, and=20 > moreover, this would also affect any device we want to make. Laws apply=20 > to everyone. Well at least theoretically. And TiVo isn't the only way=20 > to get a media centre. I was using it as an example.
The X-video-server does not contain a tuner, and thus does not record. I haven't read the latest proposed broadcast flag law, but I assume it would not affect the X-video-server. I'm not an expert on Tivo, but I've read that the newer boxes do not function unless you let them connect to Tivo-central. I believe that Tivo can and does "upgrade" the software, whether you want them to or not. So you have no control over what the Tivo box does. > Well, yes. So why use a PC with a pizza box attached to it if you can=20 > just get a media centre that just works? What is your definition of "media centre"? And where do you get one that "just works"? Hard to find anything these days that actually works properly. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
