Build Your Own DVR.
prostoalex writes “If you have an old computer that had been laying
around for a while and are ready to spend a bit on hardware to make
into a Digital Video Recorder, this article from Make magazine contains
a step-by-step guide on building one. The author spent $150 on TV card
and $70 on BeyondTV PVR software.” (And with a Linux-friendly capture
card, MythTV would save the builder $70.) [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]