Second Generation Homebrew PVR Devices

Posted by michael on Friday March 12, 2004 @04:47PM from the got-to-do-things-the-hard-way dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It looks like the second generation of homebrew PVRs is on its way. Asus recently released their Digimatrix barebones PC which combines a lot of features in a very slim and stylish box. DVD/CD-R, WiFi, HDTV tuner, FM Tuner, memory card reader etc. All for ~$400. The reviews look good, except that the software that comes with it doesn't look all that great... of course this may not be a problem because there has already been significant effort in getting linux to run on it and most features are working. Combine MythTV with this device and you have an almost perfect PVR? I wonder what other hardware companies have in store for the homebrew PVR market?"

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$99 TiVO through DirecTV by AvantLegion · 2004-03-12 20:22 · Score: 1, Redundant

DirecTV users can get a combo DTV box/TiVO for $99 right now. I know because I just ordered one.
35 hours might not be as much as what most people get from shoving a big drive in their homebrew DVRs, but damn, $99. It'll take a LONG time before the subscription fees push it up to the cost of some of these homebrew ones, and by then, DVRs may be even better and I will want to move on to another device.