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MythTV: History, Features & Operating systems

MythTV is a free and open-source digital video recorder and media center application with a simplified "10-foot user interface" design for the living room TV. It turns a computer with the necessary hardware into a network streaming digital video recorder, a digital multimedia home entertainment system, or a home theater PC. It can be considered a free…

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MythTV topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Features and Operating systems as prominent areas in the source structure around MythTV.

Related topics
73
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
77
Extracted relationships
73
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
77

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Features · 41 topics
Overview · 16 topics
Operating systems · 14 topics
History · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Isaac Richards
License
GNU GPL
Operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows (playback only)
Release
April 10, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-04-10)
Repository
github.com/MythTV/mythtv
Stable release
V36 / 10 February 2026; 6 months ago (2026-02-10)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Features

Operating systems

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How MythTV connects Entity context

The extracted context around MythTV shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, MythTV → An, Arch Linux, CD, Debian Linux, FreeBSD, It, Its MythTV, Kubuntu, Linux, LinuxMCE, Microsoft Xbox, Mythbuntu, MythTVLinHES, Notable, Pluto Home, The Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu TV, Ubuntu Unity, Xebian Another extracted example is MythTV → At, ATSC, CA, Cable, CableLabs, CI, DRM, DVB, DVB CI, DVR, HDTV, In, Most, OpenCable, QAM, This, Windows Media Center. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

MythTV

Top relations

related to Bundles · 20
MythTV → An, Arch Linux, CD, Debian Linux, FreeBSD, It, Its MythTV, Kubuntu, Linux, LinuxMCE, Microsoft Xbox, Mythbuntu, MythTVLinHES, Notable, Pluto Home, The Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu TV, Ubuntu Unity, Xebian
related to HDTV support · 17
MythTV → At, ATSC, CA, Cable, CableLabs, CI, DRM, DVB, DVB CI, DVR, HDTV, In, Most, OpenCable, QAM, This, Windows Media Center
related to Modules · 11
MythTV → AV MediaServer, CD, DVD, Flash-websites, InternetMythBrowser, MythTV's, MythVideo, RSS, UPnP-clients, YouTubeMythZoneMinder, ZoneMinder
related to Operating systems · 10
MythTV → All, January, Linux, LiveTV, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, The, The MythTV, Unix, Windows
related to history · 3
MythTV → April, Isaac Richards, The MythTV
Developer · 1
MythTV → Isaac Richards
License · 1
MythTV → GNU GPL
Operating system · 1
MythTV → Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows (playback only)
Release · 1
MythTV → April 10, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-04-10)
Repository · 1
MythTV → github.com/MythTV/mythtv

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

video system media linux digital windows systems cable center operating using recorder freebsd ubuntu frontend interface tv various free open-source

MythTV relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 73 structured relationships around MythTV. Examples in this analysis include MythTV → Developer → Isaac Richards and MythTV → License → GNU GPL. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MythTVDeveloperIsaac Richards1.00infobox
MythTVLicenseGNU GPL1.00infobox
MythTVOperating systemLinux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows (playback only)1.00infobox
MythTVReleaseApril 10, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-04-10)1.00infobox
MythTVRepositorygithub.com/MythTV/mythtv1.00infobox
MythTVStable releaseV36 / 10 February 2026; 6 months ago (2026-02-10)1.00infobox
MythTVTypeDigital video recorder and media center application1.00infobox
MythTVWebsitewww.mythtv.org1.00infobox
MythTVWritten inC, C++1.00infobox
MythTVis afree and open-source digital video recorder and media center application with a simplified0.90text
XMLTV or PSIPInterfaces with nonprofit subscription listings service Schedules Direct in the United Statesinstance ofand rewind live TV showsCompletely automatic commercial detection and optional skippingIntelligently schedules recordings to avoid conflictsInterfaces with television listing so…0.80text
Canadainstance ofand rewind live TV showsCompletely automatic commercial detection and optional skippingIntelligently schedules recordings to avoid conflictsInterfaces with television listing so…0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around MythTV bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Linux, Interface and System. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • MythTV
    • Linux
    • Interface
    • System
    • Video
    • Ubuntu
    • Various
    • Media
    • Application
    • Freebsd
    • Modules
    • Operating
    • Recorder
  • mythtv
    • Linux
    • Interface
    • System
    • Video
    • Ubuntu
    • Various
    • Media
    • Application
    • Freebsd
    • Modules
    • Operating
    • Recorder
  • digital video recorder
    • Recorder
    • Application
    • Video
    • Center
    • Macos
    • Media
    • Streaming
    • System
    • Web
    • Freebsd
    • Home
    • Modules
  • media center application
    • Center
    • Media
    • Recorder
    • Application
    • Digital
    • Windows
    • Free
    • Open-source
    • Video
    • Macos
    • Modules
    • Tivo
  • digital
    • Recorder
    • Application
    • Center
    • Video
    • Media
    • System
    • Macos
    • Streaming
    • Channels
    • Free
    • Freebsd
    • Home
  • windows media center
    • Center
    • Media
    • Application
    • Windows
    • Free
    • Open-source
    • Recorder
    • Video
    • Digital
    • Modules
    • Software
    • Tivo
  • tribune media services
    • Center
    • Video
    • Windows
    • Application
    • Modules
    • Open-source
    • Recorder
    • Tivo
    • Interface
    • Use
    • Mythtv
    • System
  • cable
    • Systems
    • Content
    • System
    • Video
    • Macos
    • Channels
    • Dvb
    • Freebsd
    • Modules
    • Operating
    • Recorder
    • Website

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For MythTV, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects MythTV with Features. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
MythTVFeatures · splits 36 ⟂ 42
MythTVOverview · splits 61 ⟂ 17
MythTVOperating systems · splits 63 ⟂ 15
MythTVHistory · splits 75 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

MythTV

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples73
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around MythTV to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Features & Operating systems, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — MythTV · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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