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Build Your Own DVR

Posted by timothy on from the no-build-mine dept.

prostoalex writes "If you have an old computer that had been laying around for a while and are ready to spend a bit on hardware to make into a Digital Video Recorder, this article from Make magazine contains a step-by-step guide on building one. The author spent $150 on TV card and $70 on BeyondTV PVR software." (And with a Linux-friendly capture card, MythTV would save the builder $70.)

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  1. MythTV would save the builder $70 by dhofstra · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mythtv would have saved him 70 bucks, and not having paid windows tax on the machine in the first place would have saved even more. I've been a completely happy mythtv user for about 1.5 years, and I am just blown away at it's quality and reliability. Good job isaac and company! Dave Hofstra

  2. Re:More than $70... by KillShill · · Score: 1, Redundant

    lets not forget, a lot of people don't pay for OS licenses.

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