How to make a DVR/Gaming Console/Entertainment Center from an old PC

[NewHampshireDem]

http://www.makezine.com/extras/4.html

Now, as soon as I have an extra $150 to spend on a new video card, this baby is MINE!

[Huckebein the Raven]

1. I want build one myself too.

Thanks for the link. Have it bookmarked.

[jayfish]

2. Have You Seen These?

http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?i=2407

Granted they are a bit pricey for a case, but man are they nice looking.

Jay

[Huckebein the Raven]

4. I agree.

[Kellanved]

3. Then check this out:

http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr/

There is a ready-to-run Linux distribution just for this project, but its page is only in German.

http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/projekte/vdr/
ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/projekte/vdr/sarge/isos/ctvdr306.iso

[NuttyFluffers]

5. if i had the spare $ i'd do this with a mac mini.

so compact and has basically all the same features. only really need a copy of virtual pc and a usb~s-video/av/composite cable. all in all not hard to do at all.

but i'm broke, so i can only dream.