[mythtv-users] Mini ITX motherboards

[MacNean C. Tyrrell]

Scott Nicholson wrote:

>> As another personal opinion piece, I'd keep the TiVO and build myself 
>> an equally gorgeous-looking mATX box with a cheap athlon or something 
>> in it, and fiddle with lirc until you can get the TiVO remote working 
>> on it in the exact same way as on the TiVO, and then gradually phase 
>> out the TiVO (or shift it to the other TV) as your skillz with Myth 
>> become ever more mad and 733t. But then you won't get on /. that way ;^)
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>
> Just wanted to pipe in with my opinion on this -- My understanding is 
> that you've got a TiVo with a lifetime sub but don't want to keep a 
> landline just to get the program data?
>
> The (non-myth) option would be to install a network card in the TiVo 
> and do it via your net connection, but I don't know what version of 
> the box you have or how easy it is to do this, and besides you 
> wouldn't be running a Myth system this way and this is a Myth mailing 
> list so...
>
> My suggestion would be to sell the TiVo and use the money to build a 
> sweet little Myth box. TiVo Lifetime Subscriptions are transferrable 
> (or at least they were when I sold mine) and increase the value of the 
> TiVo considerably. I'd bet you could get at least a couple hundred 
> (possibly much more, depending on the model) for the TiVo and you 
> could get a really nice case for that (and have a fair bit left over 
> to go towards the mobo, hd, etc.)
>
> Just MHO.
>
> Scott
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No i don't have lifetime sub.  SO i might be able to get 70-80 on ebay, 
what series one non lifetime are getting.