[mythtv-users] TiVo (S1) as a MythTV Frontend

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Dear List

Has anyone progressed this idea?

I think S1 TiVo's (with a NIC eg Cachecard added) could make great SD MythTV front-end.  (HD - probably not?)  Just like an XBox, MediaMVP etc.

There are lots of them around.

The remote seems the best in the business so all the hardware is there.  The tuners would presumably become obsolete in this role.  

These boxes are quiet.  It might even be possible to quieten them even more by replacing the HDD with Solid state media.  (Even do without by downloading OS off the server - probably need something small to initiate this however?)

There are many TiVo users who are likely to move to MythTV at some point.  This would be a great way to re-cycle the hardware!

Seems I am not the first to think of this!     http://outflux.net/blog/archives/2005/09/14/tivo-meets-mythtv/

Anyone progressed this idea any further?

Kind regards
David Hingston 
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