Mythtv originates from its creator, Isaac Richards, who wanted to work on an open-source project to replace cable boxes that didn’t provide quality features such as a colorful programming guide, or the ability to also switch to the Linux OS environment at the same time. The name “'''Mythtv'''” stems for the “'''mythical convergence box'''” ('''''combining computers and Broadcasting Media''''') that has been talked about for so many years.

In fact, in my own opinion, it seems to be moving backwards with multimedia systems embedded into systems like the Wii or XBox360...

Mythtv has modules built-in so it can perform the following: