[mythtvnz] Unoffical MythTV Plugins - which ones do you use?
Steve Hodge
mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Mon, 4 Dec 2006 21:48:31 +1300
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On 12/4/06, Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:26:40 +1300 (NZDT)
> "Steven Ellis" <steven@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
> > By far the biggest request I got a BBT was for a full web browser, such
> as
> > Firefox. How many of you actually use your MythTV box for web browsing.
> >
> > Lastly another big request was a full email client. Not too keen on this
> > one. Risks are low, but might leave you open to a script attack that
> takes
> > out yout MythTV box.
>
> I personally don't use my mythbox for that sort of thing. I can see how
> it might be handy for some people, but given the resolution on most CRT
> TVs it would not be a lot of fun.
Lots of plasmas and LCDs with decent resolution around now. I recently saw
an article that said that in the UK in 2004 CRTs were 80%+ of all sales, but
in 2005 they were only 10-20%.
The lack of a real keyboard is a real barrier to email. The lack of a
> mouse is a real barrier to web browsing. IMHO.
>
Not everyone uses MythTV with only a remote though. I use a wireless
keyboard which has a builtin joystick. It's not great as a mouse, but it
does work. Another idea would be to allow the use of a gamepad type device
as a mouse for webbrowsing too. There's probably a reasonable number of
people who use a gamepad with mythgame.
Cheers,
Steve
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On 12/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Nick Rout</b> <<a href="mailto:nick@rout.co.nz">nick@rout.co.nz</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:26:40 +1300 (NZDT)<br>"Steven Ellis" <<a href="mailto:steven@openmedia.co.nz">steven@openmedia.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br>> By far the biggest request I got a BBT was for a full web browser, such as
<br>> Firefox. How many of you actually use your MythTV box for web browsing.<br>><br>> Lastly another big request was a full email client. Not too keen on this<br>> one. Risks are low, but might leave you open to a script attack that takes
<br>> out yout MythTV box.<br><br>I personally don't use my mythbox for that sort of thing. I can see how<br>it might be handy for some people, but given the resolution on most CRT<br>TVs it would not be a lot of fun.</blockquote>
<div><br>Lots of plasmas and LCDs with decent resolution around now. I recently saw an article that said that in the UK in 2004 CRTs were 80%+ of all sales, but in 2005 they were only 10-20%.<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
The lack of a real keyboard is a real barrier to email. The lack of a<br>mouse is a real barrier to web browsing. IMHO.<br></blockquote></div><br>Not everyone uses MythTV with only a remote though. I use a wireless keyboard which has a builtin joystick. It's not great as a mouse, but it does work. Another idea would be to allow the use of a gamepad type device as a mouse for webbrowsing too. There's probably a reasonable number of people who use a gamepad with mythgame.
<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br>
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