Re: [gentoo-user] Opinions on DVR/PVR backend?

2018-01-26 Thread taii...@gmx.com
So you know the RPI is not open source as the RPI foundation doesn't provide firmware sources. Proprietary firmware is required to boot and fully use the device as the RPI foundation only cares about open source when it is convenient to them. I would consider purchasing another device, of which

Re: [gentoo-user] Opinions on DVR/PVR backend?

2018-01-26 Thread Rich Freeman
On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 11:29 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: > > The main backend options seem to be MythTV, Plex, and TVHeadend. > You seem to understand the pros/cons fairly well. I moved from MythTV to Plex about two years ago, but as a result of moving from DVR to discrete media files, which MythT

[gentoo-user] Opinions on DVR/PVR backend?

2018-01-26 Thread Grant Edwards
I think it's about time to replace my SageTV DVR/PVR system, so I'm looking for opinions and recommendations for a DVR backend to run on a Gentoo desktop machine. Some Background... For many years, I ran a dedicated, combined frontend/backend MythTV system (usually a Debian install). Then I swit