I have recently attempted to put together a PVR type solution for my home. I tried several different methods ranging from Linux to Windows. In Linux I tried MythTV which seemed difficult to setup and didn't handle my dual tuner well. I tried Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and found the interface to be rather nice, however it seemed difficult to get some applications and drivers to work. I also tried Snapstream's Beyond TV which worked rather well, but seemed to be a bit of a loose jumble of a few pieces of software. This made BeyondTV sort of annoying to navigate through. Finally I gave up and decided to get a DVR from Comcast. This actually solved my problem rather well. I was able to record my shows and watch them when I wanted to, and still use the computer for games and movies. For some people it may be annoying to have both a computer and the DVR, but it saves on purchasing a TV tuner card and PVR software. A downside to this is that you can't easily transfer the recorded content to your computer, but for a good chunk of people, this isn't an important feature.
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I have recently attempted to put together a PVR type solution for my home. I tried several different methods ranging from Linux to Windows. In Linux I tried MythTV which seemed difficult to setup and didn't handle my dual tuner well. I tried Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and found the interface to be rather nice, however it seemed difficult to get some applications and drivers to work. I also tried Snapstream's Beyond TV which worked rather well, but seemed to be a bit of a loose jumble of a few pieces of software. This made BeyondTV sort of annoying to navigate through. Finally I gave up and decided to get a DVR from Comcast. This actually solved my problem rather well. I was able to record my shows and watch them when I wanted to, and still use the computer for games and movies. For some people it may be annoying to have both a computer and the DVR, but it saves on purchasing a TV tuner card and PVR software. A downside to this is that you can't easily transfer the recorded content to your computer, but for a good chunk of people, this isn't an important feature.
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