Certainly no problem with that plan.  The only advantage I can see to
MythTV is the ability to do a lot more with the box.  Weather updates,
News feeds, DVD player/ripper, silly games, image gallery viewer, music
player, etc...

I am thinking more along the lines of a box to combine the functions of
Tivo, Linksys Media Gateway, Living room PC, MP3 jukebox, DVD burner,
etc.  I was planning to add all of those to my living room A/V stack.  

So, I thought, why not combine them all into a single box, with the
added flexibility of open-source software, so I can tweak it as desired.

Of course, the REAL reason is just to have a new geek project to play
with.  ;-)  If I was serious about getting PVR going quickly with my
DirecTV service, I would buy the box from DirecTV.

Ah, the best part...  you get a lovable linux box in your living room
EITHER WAY.  :-)

...Kevin





On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 13:03, Robert.Wultsch@asu.edu wrote:
> Forigive the question but if have directv then why not get a directivo for 100 
> from d*tv bucks and pay the 5 bucks a month for service. You get a no hassle 
> linux dvr for probaly a ton cheaper than you would need to pay to get good 
> mythtv box. Also d*tivos will record two shows at once...