MythTV
MythTV is a GPL open source application for Linux designed to allow any computer (that meets the specified minimum requirements) to function as a personal video recorder.
MythTV 0.20 has been officialy announced by Isaac Richards on Monday, September 11 @ 06:48:17 UTC.
MythTV 0.20
There are numerous changes and bug fixes from MythTV 0.19 to MythTV 0.20.The major changes in MythTV 0.20 are:
- Added MythArchive plugin for archiving recorded shows.
- Menus are now drawn by MythUI using OpenGL. This option can be enabled/disabled in the Appearance settings.
- Improved internal DVD player - now supporting menus and other missing features.
- Added MHEG content implementation (Interactive TV in UK).
- Added Hotplug support for removable media in Media Monitor and MythGallery.
- Added support for the HDHomeRun encoding device.
- Added support for basic FreeBox recorders.
- Added support for H.264 (aka MPEG-4 AVC) TS decoding.
- Added an MPEG1/MPEG2/MPEG4-AVC IP network recorder.
- Added internal UPnP server support for TV and Music.
- Added experimental second commercial detector.
- New socket class for backend communications.
- OSD image cache which improves channel changing speed.
- Fixed program transition while Watching LiveTV.
- Added beginnings of firewire capture support for MacOS.
- Support for DVB radio channels and guide data collected via EIT for them.
- Added mouse support in menus, including gestures.
MythTV History
The project was started in April 2002 by Isaac Richards. Richards explains his motivation to begin the project on its website:
"I got tired of the rather low quality cable box that AT&T Broadband provides with their digital cable service. It's slow to change channels, ridden with ads, and the program guide is a joke. So, I figured it'd be fun to try and build a replacement. Yes, I could have just bought a TiVo, but I wanted to have more than just a PVR - I want a web browser built in, a mail client, maybe some games. Basically, I want the mythical convergence box that's been talked about for a few years now."
MythTV has become a very mature project. As of Feb 2006, the project was in a very usable state at version 0.19. Development is coordinated on a publicly accessible SVN server.
MythTV
MythTV is a GPL open source application for Linux designed to allow any computer (that meets the specified minimum requirements) to function as a personal video recorder.- MythTV Current Release: MythTV 0.21 (8 March 2008)
- Development Status:
Check out MythTV SVN for development of MythTV 0.22 and the MythTV 0.21.1 fixes branch.