MythTV vs Windows Media Centre: is Linux still in with a chance?
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| In terms of functionality, the machines were identical.
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| MCE is beautiful to look at and use -- but if had the choice between a
| swankier interface and saving a few hundred dollars on the cost of the
| unit, I'd go for saving the money anyday.
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http://www.apcstart.com/site/amills/2006/09/1458/mythtv-vs-windows-media-centre-is-linux-still-in-with-a-chance
According to Tomshardware, MythTV does more.
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MythTV Windows MCE 2004
Open Source; free to obtain, use, and modify Proprietary; pay to obtain
and
use but not modify
Interchangeable codecs (OSS and proprietary) Proprietary codec cannot be
changed
Software and hardware decoding support No software decoding support
Output to DivX and MPEG2 No support for DivX or MPEG2
Setup requires moderate Linux know-how Simple setup and config
Runs on Linux and MacOS, feeds to Windows Runs on Windows only
Ultra-low system requirements Modest system requirements
Support for companion and third-party plug-ins No plug-in support
Scalable network architecture (master/slaves) Basic TCP/IP network support
Record once, transcode and play anywhere Record and play locally only
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http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/09/08/the_mythtv_convergence_uk/
And MCE crahses.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=j7EEbokKLHI
Windows Media center crashining at CES 2005
MythTV has become easy to set up:
MythTV - Record and playback all your favourite TV soaps in GNU/Linux
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| KnoppMyth : This is an attempt at making the Linux and MythTV installation
| as trivial as possible...
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| MythTV for XBox - This is a project which aids in setting up MythTV on
| ones XBox gaming station with ease...
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| MiniMyth - This is a small Linux distribution which turns a diskless
| computer into a MythTV front-end.
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| Fedora Myth(TV)ology - This is a project started by Jarod Wilson...
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http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/09/mythtv-record-and-playback-all-your.html
And it can be purchased as a ready-to-go appliance.
Monolith Media Center brings MythTV to the technophobe
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| If MythTV's promise of a free Windows Media Center alternative sounds
| exciting, but you can't quite bring yourself to navigate the trials of
| a Linux install on your own, then you might be interested in
| Monolith's pre-built Media Center PCs, which come with MythTV
| pre-installed on top of Ubuntu Linux.
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http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/monolith-media-center-brings-mythtv-to-the-technophobe
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