PVR's

[Colin McGregor]

--- Merv Curley <mervc-MwcKTmeKVNQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Marc Lijour  just mentioned some hardware that I am
> interested in knowing 
> more about.  Personal Video recorders.  I missed the
> presentation at Tlug 
> that Marc mentioned.

Well, let me suggest that you look at stuff regarding
MythTV, starting with the official MythTV website:

  http://www.mythtv.org/

Then have a look at my introduction:

  http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8658

>From there there are a LOT of possible places to go,
but the above should get you started...

> I just installed a Home theater system and am now
> interested in recording 
> prog's from my Hi-def cable box.  I gather the
> Rogers PVR can only record 
> to its hard drive, no DVD transfer, maybe it is only
> a low res recorder 
> also.  The many PVR's that are available at twice
> the price have DVD 
> capability but can't handle the hi-def signal,  only
> an NTSC analog one.  
> 
> Can anyone point me to a source of information on
> the subject?  I think it 
> might require a lot of work to discuss it and
> besides it is well off-topic, 
> not that it matters a lot from what I see. :-)
> 
> What I have found so far has not been helpful.
> 
> Merry, merry
> 
> -- 
> Merv Curley
> Toronto, Ont. Can
> 
> SuSE 10   
> Desktop  KDE 3.4.2    KMail 1.8.3

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