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Myth TV + Multiple Video Arcade = Anime for All

Posted by Hemos on from the how-to-do-it dept.

x-blackout-x writes "Ian C. Blenke writes "The primary goal of the video keg was to build a reliable video box that was easy to transport with enough space to store 3 days worth of Anime fan-subs. The secondary goal of the video keg was to make a home PVR system for video playback and time-shifting, along with a video arcade and perhaps a web browser. The tertiary goal of the video keg was to find an affordable hardware platform so that we could buy 4 of them immmediately to service the primary goal's need for 4 separate video rooms. For a PVR, the machine neeed to be small, quiet, low-heat, and still fast enough to run the software video player and arcade games." You can read the full scoop on this project on his blog Ians Blog "

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  1. Not that it matters much but... by drkstrm · · Score: 1, Insightful

    wouldn't this have been better served by modding a xbox? The Do It Yourself aspect is interesting but with the arrival of the Xbox 360 there soon should be plenty of cast offs that would require little modifaction to achieve the same result, granted a bigger hdd would be nice in an Xbox but.. that's why I have network cable :)

  2. MythTV? by LightningTH · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So how do you get MythTV in the subject when the article is talking about a custom bash script and perl script to play Anime?

  3. Why Fansubs? by Microlith · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Considering the entirety of the anime industry is suffering from reduced sales, why is it that a method that is effectively illegal being promoted while the companies that produced this stuff, and legally license it, get the shaft?

    Can anyone come up with a valid, sensical reason?