The media server hooked to my big Sony Bravia in the living room has been running MythTV for awhile now, though my wife has never been a big fan of its UI. In fact, she hasn't asked to use it. Ever. She prefers the ease of use of Web based […]
Sony
I've spent the past month preparing for and implementing a migration from Comcast cable TV to relying on both off-air HDTV and Internet video. The easy part was dumping Comcast, though they magically managed to NOT turn off billing because they had to send out a service tech (for no […]
From Cable TV to Internet TV – A Nerd’s Journey
I tested the antenna in my basement with the first of two digital converters (the second from Amazon still hasn't arrived even though it was ordered the same day) and an analog TV. The antenna was able to pick up all the expected channels which antennaweb.org said we should get. […]
Antenna up, first digital box tested
The problem with getting rid of cable TV comes from the desire to continue to receive local off-air broadcasts. When the government mandated switch to digital broadcasts occurred, cable users ignored it because the cable companies would handle the situation for us. As long as we were plugged into the […]