Building a Multi-Channel PVR System?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday January 22, 2003 @10:35AM from the it-doesn't-HAVE-to-be-a-single-box dept.

Dr.Ruud asks: "What would be good ways to build a multichannel VCR? Think of a cluster of 4 PCs, each having 4 TV-cards (with MPEG-hardware on each) and (if necessary) a separate harddisk per TV-card, and maybe a 5th PC that controls the others, holds a DVD-writer and any other necessary hardware. Could it be done in a simpler and cheaper way? See also linuxtv.org, linuxmedialabs.com and of course SouceForge-vcr-projects like Freevo." What would be the best way to go about cutting down the number of machines such a cluster would need? Could this be done by building an all-in-one-wonderbox without it getting really expensive?

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Has there ever been 16 good shows on at once ? by www.2cups.com · 2003-01-22 10:41 · Score: 0, Redundant

When in the history of television has there ever been 16 decent things to watch on TV ?
Re:Eh? by Neumann · 2003-01-22 11:00 · Score: 0, Redundant

To never miss a simpsons episode of course!