"I wanted control of my TV. I thought about getting a Tivo, but I wanted more control. I didn't just want to timeshift my programming. I wanted to listen to my music, watch my photos, play Frozen Bubbles, and more. I looked at various options and even used 'vcr' for a brief period of time. Then I found MythTV.
"At the time, I was running Linux-Mandrake. While I have compiled software in the past, getting MythTV and all its dependencies compiled was a challenge. One, however, that was worth it. But I still wanted something a little easier. Even though I had plenty of experience with Linux, I didn't think it should have been so difficult to simply set up a set-top box..."
