Sony Announces PVR PC

vfvthunter sent us linkage to a story discussing Sony's new PC which combines the functions of a PVR (ala Tivo) with a PC to form an (expensive) integrated solution. 100 hours on your PC is cool (although personaly, excluding watching DVDs on airplanes, I hate watching video on a PC). What will really make or break this is of course the software. If it is easy to use, and also provides basic editing capabilities, we could really have a break through.

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Nothing wrong with PC Video

[NMerriam]

I love watching video on my PC.

Of course, it's hooked up to a sony VVega flat-screen TV, not a 15" monitor, so that may have something to do with it.

Considering we have an "Ask Slashdot" about once a week on the topic of a PC as home entertainment center, you'd think more people were doing it.

Get a PC with S-Video out TV Card (ATI All-in-windoer Radeon), digital audio out (TOSLINK on an old Aureal Vortex2) to Dolby Digital decoder/amp, and PC Remote Control software and a programmable remote.

If someone could come out with decent TIVO *software* I'd be thrilled, it would be the only thing I'm missing...

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..And..

[PopeAlien]

..For those of us that already have a PC, you can get a hundred dollar TV tuner card and software like snapstream and do the same thing. Not only that, but if you feel like it, you can set your recording schedule online through that service. I havent tried it yet with my old ATI tv card, but it looks pretty cool, and the limited version is free (as in beer).