Linux PVRs Highlighted

foolinator writes "Yahoo News is featuring an article highlighting TiVO alternatives. This includes MythTV (my favorite), Freevo, and even sites on how to start as a newbie. All of us who subscribe to the mailing lists be prepared to help out the newbies as Linux PVRs become more mainstream."

Comments

Schedules

[andyrut]

One of the things that makes TiVO so great is that it knows what television programs are on by downloading a schedule. With a free alternative, will some free service offer updated schedules so the devices know what's on, or will "homebrew" PVR users have to program it manually like a VCR?

Also, given past incidents involving competing products with similar names, the makers of Freevo might be "linspired" to avoid a name so similar to TiVO.

The saw us comming ...

[mmarlett]

... and could do nothing.

From one of the links that you probably can't get to by now:

I'm happy to welcome the influx of new visitors who found the site via the "Step aside TiVo, here comes Freevo " Reuters story CNN Money | Yahoo News | etc.

I'm very sorry that our modest hosting buckled under the strain. Ironically I was in the middle of moving the site to a new dedicated server to better cope with the growing interest in the site, when this hit the fan. We are now on that dedicated server, and it seems to be holding up fine (*knocks on wood*) I'm a little afraid this article will end up on slashdot then the site will really be toast.

Re:The saw us comming ...

[enrico_suave]

AC said...>>Hell, it's good to see the sources posting on directly on ./.
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Well I'm afraid to go to my site while it's under siege, so I'll just hang out here, me thinks =)

e.

Re:Does this really apply?

[Anonymous Coward]

there are currently no active, reliable ways to obtain the program listings for New Zealand television

I have been to NZ. You have no television.

Re:Pretty Amazing

[enrico_suave]

linux/plesk root server II from 1and1.com

About now wishing I got the tier III =)

e.

Re:Actually have

[bn557]

and I just got both screens and LIRC working :P

(thus comes the karma burning)