[TriLUG] anyone want a freevo system?

[Kevin Flanagan]

Well,


   I don't have DirectTV, I have cable, but would be interested in working
on a group effort to get a freevo system installed, configured, and
running well.


  Kevin


> I am in need of a Personal Video Recording system.  I like the
> Linux-based Freevo system as it appears to do most of what I would like
> to have in a system.  Only one problem  - I have Direct-TV satellite
> and not standard cable.  From the looks of it Freevo is more or less a
> cable-only thing.  I've checked around with some other roll-your-own
> PVRs from Myth TV and the "Dave Dina Project" but nothing matches the
> hardware I have at the house - but Freevo is the closest (except for
> that DirectTV thing).
>
> So, people, the question is does anyone else on the list want a Freevo
> system that also has DirectTV?  It would be nice to collaborate with
> someone on this project instead of having to worry about modifying the
> entire system myself (given that I'll probably have to learn python at
> the very least just to get started).
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> Greg
>
> Some links:
>
> http://freevo.sourceforge.net			- Freevo's main page
> http://www.mythtv.org				- Myth TV
> http://davedina.apestaart.org/content/ 	- The Dave Dina Project
>
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