turn my PC into a cable DVR?

eSDee · 03-28-2005, 01:47 AM

I would love to be able to record the shows that I want and watch them at my own convenience, as well as back them up on DVD if possible. I have a WinTV card but it might not the best card to use for this purpose, since I want to be able to set a schedule like you can do with the cable DVR. What kind of video card should I get, and is the software that I would need to record be included with the card? Is there a fee to pay for the on screen tv guide thingy to synch up with the recorder?

Thanks in advance.

eSDee · 03-28-2005, 04:51 PM

bueller?

hapoo · 03-28-2005, 05:05 PM

check out http://www.mythtv.org/ esdee

Bires · 03-28-2005, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by hapoo

check out http://www.mythtv.org/ esdee

You've got to be kidding. Is this program for real? If it is, this guys going to make a bundle when MS or Roxio buys it.

hapoo · 03-28-2005, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bires

You've got to be kidding. Is this program for real? If it is, this guys going to make a bundle when MS or Roxio buys it.

MS already has windows media center edition.
Plus this is open source so i doubt they'd sell out.

Bires · 03-28-2005, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hapoo

MS already has windows media center edition.
Plus this is open source so i doubt they'd sell out.

Ya, you're right. But a TV PVR, emu front end, DVD player and ripper, media player, mp3 player, web browser, and remote software control over the web-I can see why he called it mythical.

eSDee · 03-28-2005, 10:44 PM

Oh man that's awesome. I don't know if I have the time to put something like that together but maybe sometime this summer. Thanks for the linkage.

*edit Doh! wrong smilie

quasimodo · 04-10-2005, 08:15 PM

I've got a Mythtv box running in my apartment now. It does the job and well. Also heard about a fairly good windows one called BeyondTV by someone called Snapstream? Might want to see if you can find any info on that one.

BTW, learning linux was half the fun in building the mythtv rig.

03-28-2005, 01:47 AM	#1
eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	turn my PC into a cable DVR? I would love to be able to record the shows that I want and watch them at my own convenience, as well as back them up on DVD if possible. I have a WinTV card but it might not the best card to use for this purpose, since I want to be able to set a schedule like you can do with the cable DVR. What kind of video card should I get, and is the software that I would need to record be included with the card? Is there a fee to pay for the on screen tv guide thingy to synch up with the recorder? Thanks in advance. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 days ~ Willie Nelson 3 days I dread to see arrive 3 days I hate to be alive 3 days filled with tears and sorrow yesterday today and tomorrow

03-28-2005, 10:44 PM	#7
eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	Oh man that's awesome. I don't know if I have the time to put something like that together but maybe sometime this summer. Thanks for the linkage. edit Doh! wrong smilie Last edited by eSDee : 03-28-2005 at 10:52 PM.*

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03-28-2005, 04:51 PM	#2
eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	bueller?

03-28-2005, 05:05 PM	#3
hapoo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield USA Posts: 9,276	check out http://www.mythtv.org/ esdee

04-10-2005, 08:15 PM	#8
quasimodo Plebe Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2	I've got a Mythtv box running in my apartment now. It does the job and well. Also heard about a fairly good windows one called BeyondTV by someone called Snapstream? Might want to see if you can find any info on that one. BTW, learning linux was half the fun in building the mythtv rig.

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