Solved! DIY DVR

[bowater]

Hey people,

Just wondering if any of you have experience with building a dvr? Saw this:
http/lifehacker.com/165963/hack- [...] ur-own-dvr
I live in Norway and i was thinking of using my old pc, it has a video capture card and is capable of running xp. The only thing i need to buy is a cheap case.

Had a quick look.

http/www.ebuyer.com/product/150275
http/www.eclipsecomputers.com/pr [...] NATA&af=50
http/www.eclipsecomputers.com/pr [...] -XOPERA-BS
http/www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/ [...] ase--Black

The last one looks great but with a price tag of a £122, it's not cheap but has a remote. Not sure if i can get a cheap one with a remote? I think i might have one with my tv card.

Also software?
http/www.mythtv.org/
http/www.gbpvr.com/

Like i said this is all new to me so any input would be great

Tim

 

[amdchuck]

The guys over at HDNation deal a lot with with this type of setup (HTPC,MythTv, Remote) and would probably be a good place to check out as far as reviews and build advice and just a wealth a general media goodness....check out the webcasts, they demo and review a lot of stuff.....great way to educate yourself on just what is out there currently and whats coming next week....

http/revision3.com/hdnation