[TriLUG] anyone want a freevo system?

[Magnus]

On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 09:04 AM, Greg Brown wrote:

> So, people, the question is does anyone else on the list want a Freevo 
> system that also has DirectTV?

Yes.

I don't particularly want Cable TV when I move into my flat this 
summer.  But then again, I don't want to be forced into watching my 
favorite shows at specific times.  I'm on the Freevo mailing list but 
haven't built one yet.

> To throw yet another monkey-wrench into the system I'd also like the 
> modded Freevo to be able to record radio shows as well - mostly This 
> American Life and other NPR stuff.  I'd like to rip those shows to MP3 
> (yes, yes, I know) so I can play them back via my iPod.  But that's 
> really a gravy-train kinda feature.

I don't think that would be particularly hard to do.  Most of the work, 
I would imagine, would be integrating it into the Freevo menuing system.

> The good news is Mark Turner has already forwarded me some links on 
> how to change channels on the DirectTV system via the serial port 
> using Perl, so at least that small part is one.
>
> Is anyone else interested in setting up a group effort/hack on this 
> project?

If you set up a mailing list for this, I want in on it.  My wireless 
stuff is going to take most of my free time but I'm still very 
interested.

--

C. Magnus Hedemark
"From the Fury of the Norsemen please Deliver us, Oh Lord"
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