[Tfug] HTPC, used to be CAD software that is friendly to Linux

[Bexley Hall]

--- Thomas Tarbet <snowboarder_tom at yahoo.com> wrote:

>> E.g., I don't watch movies on my computer... or,
>> listen to music on it.  I have a television and
>> a "stereo" for those things, respectively, and
>> don't see how moving those "capabilities" to my
>> computer enhances my lifestyle or work efficiency.
>> Therefore, they just aren't worth the *money* to
>> purchase nor the *time* to install/maintain.
> 
>  Well, I don't watch movies on my computer but I
> have my computer  play movies and tv shows on my tv.
>  You're correct building your own  htpc isn't worth
> the  *time* or  *money*, could buy any old DVR, but
> is sure is a fun hobby  for me, using  Linux  at
> running mythtv.  And my "production"  box really
> does enhance my lifestyle.  What is a commercial?  
> I don't know what time shows are on, I just watch
> them when I want to.  (This is based on the
> assumption that watching TV enhances your life.)

Please note that I said "I don't watch *MOVIES* on
my computer".  I said nothing about *TV*  :>  So,
"commercials" (except those that now creep onto
DVD's) are just as foreign to my viewing experience
as you are alluding to in yours!  :>

(No, I don't have cable, DISH or any other "TV"  :> )


       
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