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Building the Godzilla of PVRs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

EvolvedHumanoid writes "In a blog post, Percy Bell of SnapStream Media details how he built 'Godzilla', an 11-tuner PVR machine with HDTV support using off-the-shelf components. At $4284.90, the end result sports 1TB storage for recorded content and has to be one of the coolest PVRs ever built."

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  1. One of the coolest PVRs ever built? by Caspian · · Score: 5, Funny

    With all that hardware, I'd guess that it is, in fact, one of the hottest PVRs ever built! ;)

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    1. Re:One of the coolest PVRs ever built? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'd guess that it is, in fact, one of the hottest PVRs ever built!

      Not to mention over 1TB of recorded shows, and STILL nothing to watch!

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  2. Over kill by Belseth · · Score: 4, Funny
    an 11-tuner PVR machine with HDTV support using off-the-shelf components.

    Is there 11 channels of porn?

    1. Re:Over kill by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is there 11 channels of porn?

      Haven't you ever seen Spinal Tap? 11 is just better than 10

  3. Slashdotted by c0d3h4x0r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad they didn't build the Godzilla of Servers to go with it.

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  4. Re:Mindless overkill... by kalpol · · Score: 4, Funny

    >ability to make grated cheese Fondue, you mean to say.

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  5. The biggest enemy when building a quiet HTPC by lildogie · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Heat is the biggest enemy when building a quiet HTPC system."

    With _noise_ a close second?