Re: Building a PVR....Where to Start?

["Jon Wilkins" <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

James,

I've seen this in the catalogue and was considering getting one so I'd
be interested in what you think of it ... What's the UI like etc ?

jon

On Nov 24, 2007 1:31 PM, James Crossley <jimmyc1163@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
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>  Funny you should ask. I have just built one (this morning). I got one
of
>  these:
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> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=3D221276&C=3DMaplin&U=3DSear=
chTop&T=3Dpvr&doy=3D24m11
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>  and a 500GB hard drive from ebuyer. That means I have a 500GB PVR for
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ly
>  about =A3115. Much cheaper than buying one pre built.
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>  James
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>  On Nov 24, 2007 9:53 AM, Mark Golledge <markgolledge@xxxxxxx>
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>  > Morning Guys,
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>  > Hope you might be able to help.
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>  > I want to build a PVR (i.e. ability to pause and re-wind live
TV) and
> need
>  > some helpful direction.
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>  > At the moment I've got an Xbox running XBMC (near to our aerial
in) an=
d
>  > computer under the stairs (quite a distance away) running
Windows XP b=
ut
>  > which is LAN connected to a router. They both connect wirelessly
to ea=
ch
>  > other and am really pleased with the results. There is something
missi=
ng
>  > though and that is the ability to watch, record and pause live
TV.
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>  > Unfortunately the computer under the stairs is pretty slow:
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>  > Intel Pentium III 600Mhz
>  > 512MB RAM
>  > 100GB Memory via 3 hard drives (most of which is already full
and the
>  > computer won't cope with anything larger at the moment)
>  > Motherboard: SE440BX-3 AA722396-112
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>  > In a perfect world I'd have a decent spec computer running
(quitely) n=
ear
>  > the Xbox and could then have the xbox as my front-end and the
computer=
as
>  > the backend.
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>  > However, it doesn't seem as though that could be possible so I
am
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>  > about building a small, quiet PVR to place next to the Xbox
still usin=
g
>  > XBMC
>  > (if there is a plugin) as the front-end. Initial thoughts were
MythTV =
as
>  > there is a front-end for the xbox but then I know this runs on
Linux a=
nd
>  > everything else at home is Windows based.
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>  > I need some ideas both in terms of hardware and OS if possible
as I'd
> like
>  > to use the Xbox as the front-end (and links to websites if
possible).
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>  > By the way, money is an issue so the cheaper the better!
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>  > Thanks in advance,
>  >
>  > Mark
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>  > Mark Golledge
>  > E: mark@xxxxxxx <mark%40markgolledge.com>
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>  > W: www.markgolledge.com
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