Re: [PLUG] This Box Rocks, but on XP?

[Paul <emailme@dpagin.net>]

Kam Salisbury wrote:

> So... I am wondering. How big of a deal would it be to use Debian lets say
> and get most of the functions of a Tivo device. Maybe even wrap all that
> customization up on a custom CD distro and offer it to the company for
> their users?
>  

Have you seen MythTV?  http://mythtv.org/

You could connect your own LCD to an I/O port on the computer.  I know 
an LCD can be connected through a parallel port, and I have connected an 
LCD to a serial port. I think I even saw a project for connecting an LCD 
to the IDE bus.  The point is, you can do it yourself.

LCD character modules can be puchased for under $15.  Graphics modules 
might start at about twice that amount.

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