You can buy a TiVo, a TiVo-like video recorder, or a Microsoft Media center PC, but who knows how long you’ll be able to keep/record all your shows – so – I usually try and get folks to take MythTV for a swing, an open source alternative. That said, sometimes setting up a Linux box isn’t for everyone, so if you still want to go open source but want to spend some bucks to get going, MonolithMC has made to order MythTV boxes starting at $650 – [via] – Link.
Related — DIY MythTv’in:
- MythTV on Mac x86 – Link.
- Build your own PVR – MythTV 0.19 released – Link.
- MythTV invades realm of cable and TiVo – Link.
- Building a MythTV Box, Part 1: Hardware – Link.
- HOW TO – Install MythTV on your Xbox – Link.
- Building a MythTV Antenna System. – Link.
- SYSTM Episode #2 – MythTV – Link.
- Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC – Link.
- HDTV on Your Mac – Build a simple high-definition video recorder and beat the Broadcast Flag. All you need is a $10 antenna, a $175 decoder card, and some free software. MAKE 02 – Page 45 (log in).
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“Who knows how long you’ll be able to keep your recordings?”
Come on. Theoretically there are limits, but I haven’t found anything yet that I really wanted to keep that I couldn’t convert to MPG and burn to DVD. TiVo Desktop and a couple of easily google-able tools are all you need.
elmegil – tivos are setting self-imposed “your recording expires in 24 hours” type restrictions and you can’t burn copies, etc..
Or, if you don’t want to do Linux, try open source Mediaportal http://www.team-mediaportal.com/
Cosmos Engineering in Venice Beach, CA also makes Myth boxes. Their Linux Beach MultiMedia Center was named the “Ultimate Linux Multimedia Box” by Linux Journal, August 2006.
Cosmos Engineering in Venice Beach, CA also makes Myth boxes. Their Linux Beach MultiMedia Center was named the “Ultimate Linux Multimedia Box” by Linux Journal, August 2006.