[N3WBI3]

For the hobbyist who want to build their own tivo system

[darkwing104]

This is worth trying out!

[N3WBI3]

OSS Ping

[AFreeBird]

If you want to do more than just Tivo; have you checked out PlutoHome (main page)? It's a Linux based home automation distribution that uses MythTV among other apps for home control.

Pluto is the only all-in-one solution for your home that seamlessly combines media & entertainment, home automation, security, telecom and computing.
You can control your whole house with a mobile phone, a touch-screen tablet or a web-interface. A Pluto system is like an appliance - not a computer. It is self-configuring, maintaining and updating. No technical skills are required to use or install Pluto.
Pluto is above all simple. The devices are all plug and play. Pluto is also an open platform, offering unlimited expansion potential, and requiring no special cabling.
This is Pluto: a complete, comfortable and secure solution for your home.
See also: Open source/techie page and What can Pluto do?

It looks interesting as hell, and as soon as I have time to deal with it, I'm going to D/L the software and give it a try.

[nerdwithamachinegun]

Any suggestions on which tuner card to use?
I’d like to be able to capture in full 720x480 but haven’t found a linux-supported card that will do it.

[dfwgator]

I’m a total newbie here, would you still have to subscribe to a service to utilize this?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Any chance I can use an ATI All in Wonder card? Sidux has a package called VDR...Video Digital Recorder....but no sure what hardware it supports.....The latest Sidux ( Knoppix Developers :

Distribution Release: sidux 2007-03