[olug] Myth TV / Cox Digital Box questions etc

[Dave Thacker]

On Monday 30 June 2008 18:22:03 Benjamin Watson wrote:
> To mitigate the storage issue, my buddy and I had thought of the
> following concept.
>
> Now, this concept probably isn't new, as I heard TiVo was thinking about
> it.
>
> Anyhow, say a group of friends (or members of a list) use Myth at
> home.  They individually amass a small collection of media (e.g.
> ripped DVDs, recorded programs, music, photos, etc.).  Let's say you
> missed a program you really wanted to see but weren't home to view it
> and forgot to setup a schedule to record it.  Wouldn't it be nice to
> be able to search other Myth setups in your area to view what you
> missed?  Even if you couldn't search, just knowing that "Bob Smith"
> records every Family Guy episode (perhaps via a wiki with contact info
> and connection instructions) would be good enough.
>
> I know this whole communal concept has legal/political/ToS
> ramifications (e.g. RIAA, MPAA, COX), but it would be awesome.

Hey! Something else for Comcast to screw with!

Dave