Thursday, March 9, 2006
Wired: Build Your Own PVR, Then Trash It
Posted by Damion Chaplin in "ARTICLE" @ 03:00 PM
This is a great article about the struggles involved with building your own PVR in today's DRM-happy world. I found it very interesting because I personally experienced what he's talking about. It's all summed up in this line: "But now, his shared apartment in San Francisco sports a Comcast PVR so he can record high-definition cable shows from HBO. Now he uses his old MythTV box as a music server." This is exactly what happened to me. Trying to tweak a PC to be as responsive and easy-to-use as any generic DVR from a cable company proved futile. And, of course, there is no over-cable HD tuner card available, thanks to pressure from the Entertainment Industry. Eventually (and with much 'encouragement' from my wife) I ditched it in favor of an HD DVR from my cable provider. Anyone else had this experience?