Are you running a computer as a dvr/pvr?

[nageov3t]

actually looking for hardware/software recomendations I have Tivo and love it, but not being able to record 2 things at once is a killer.

I'm probably going to be upgrading my motherboard/cpu in a couple months, at which point I'd convert my current setup into a dvr.

(DirecTivo = not an option)

 

[Iron Woode]

I will be soon.

Why not just build a Home Theatre System?

 

[gabemcg]

I'd love to

 

[Grunt03]

NO

 

[dethman]

nope.

 

[aidanjm]

people seem to love BeyondTV

 

[ChefJoe]

I'm using Beyond TV 3.5.1 with a Hauppauge 250 card. Takes a bit of effort to setup the encoding properly but I can capture MPG2, remove commercials with Mpg2VCR, then burn a DVD of the recordings using Ulead DVD studio. Of course, you can just store stuff on the HD and play it directly from the interface. So far as I know, it doesn't recognize DRM prection bits (yet).

 

[Falloutboy]

nope and I actually sold my Tivo after I learned about torrents its the only way I watch tv now

 

[mcveigh]

yes
sagetv

P4 2.4C
512 MB ram
160gb and 200 gb hard drives both seagate
PVR-250 capture card
Radeon 9600 (non-pro)
NEC 2100A dvd burner
revo 7.1 sound card SPDIF to my receiver
MCE2005
girder

coolermaster HTPC case

 

[Iron Woode]

you can also use:

http://mediaportal.sourceforge.net/

 

[Crusty]

Hauppauge pvr-250 + mythTV

 

[RossMAN]

Yes

Dell PowerEdge 400SC (P4 2.8/800, 512MB RAM) for $298 + Hauppauge pvr-250 + Beyond TV =

 

[Bootprint]

Become a TV junkie with beyond tv and 6 pvr-250 cards.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
I will be soon.

 

[jjones]

What's PVR stand for? Porn Video Recorder?

 

[RossMAN]

Personal Video Recorder

 

[BlackAdam]

I have a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 from Time Warner, which allows me to record two shows at once, and watch one show previously recorded.

And I have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR150MCE along with Microsoft Windows Media Center 2005... currently recording NFL Live.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: jjones
What's PVR stand for? Porn Video Recorder?

essentially

 

[wyvrn]

No, because I have Dish Network DVR that will allow me to record 2 things at once while watching a previously recorded program, or watch one program and record a program at the same time.

I was going to build a PVR computer, but the only way I could do it was with analog cable. Otherwise the only way to change the channel on the satellite or cable box is to setup an IR blaster, and that seemed like a big hassle.

Dish PVR does the same thing and the overall cost for 120 channels is still pretty cheap each month, when compare with my local cable service. I can always pull the programs off the satellite if I want to burn them to DVD.

 

[episodic]

windvr works great.

 

[eplebnista]

Are you running a computer as a digital video recorder?

No

 

[TitanDiddly]

I will be sometime.