What's the state of open source PVRs?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 03:57:05PM -0500, Paul DiRezze wrote:
> Do you have any links handy for the case with built-in LCD display?

Well this one for example:
Silverstone LC16M
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-lc16m.htm

Has a VFD display and ir port, and has a link on the page to linux
drivers for both.  Solves the whole ability to display neat stuff on the
case about what is playing and such, and the remote receiver at the same
time.  And it takes full normal ATX boards so you can add all the tuners
and sound card stuff you want.  I would personally love one of these
cases if I get to build a HTPC.

They also have the LC18 which has a 7" LCD VGA touch screen, which it
seems should work with linux, although I haven't found anything that
says so for sure.  Probably also costs a lot more.

Hmm, a bit of searching says that there are drivers from the touch
screen maker for various versions of linux, although given it includes
xfree86 driver source code, it can be fixed to work with anything,
assuming it isn't already included by now.  The output is of course just
a plain VGA connector.  Could be neat to have the X display running a
touch screen interface on the front of the case, while the TV output
goes to your tv for the video display and menus for the remote.  They
claim the 7" screen does up to 1600x1024, which seems rather amazing,
but it may just be scaling it.  Not sure what the native resolution
would be.

These things aren't cheap, but they include things you might otherwise
have to pay extra for.  http://www.canadacomputers.com has the LC16BM/SM
(black/silver) for $330.  Even comes with a remote.  That means you can
get the cheaper non remote PVR cards that are meant for MCE systems that
already have a remote.  No idea what the LC18 costs.

Len Sorensen
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