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  • From: "Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Digital VCR?
  • Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:45:30 -0500

Tarus,
I don't know if you are up for it but if you have an extra PC you can build
your own. I went this route and I'm really impressed with BeyondTV so far.
The best part is that the data is free so there are no monthly bills for
programming info.

http://www.makezine.com/extras/4.html


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tarus Balog [mailto:tarus AT opennms.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:40 AM
> To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject: [internetworkers] Digital VCR?
>
> Gang:
>
> I live out in the woods. I don't have satellite or cable, but I do
> want to watch the occasional broadcast television show. If I need to
> time shift such things, I just use my 10 year old VCR.
>
> Well, it's about to give up the ghost, and so I am looking for a
> replacement. I'd like a digital VCR, much like how I replaced my old
> tape-based answering machine with a digital one. I don't have huge
> recording requirement, either, something like 6 hours should do it.
>
> Now people who don't live out in the woods can get TiVo or ReplayTV,
> but I don't want to pay a subscription fee. All I want is the
> ability
> to digitally record shows like on my VCR, even if I have to manually
> program the times.
>
> I have also looked at MythTV, but I don't want to have to buy and
> manage another computer system. I want an appliance. If someone can
> recommend a company that packages MythTV in a sub-$300 system I'd be
> interested.
>
> Advice?
>
> -T
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