I have gotten a little sidetracked on this project. I will be making some updates on this soon.

To Buy

• Cooler Master Black MicroATX 5-Bay DeskTop Case, Model "ATC-620C-BX1" -RETAIL - $79.99 - Froogle Link
== OR ==

• COOLER MASTER CAV-T04-UKC Black Computer Case - Froogle Link
• ENERMAX 250W Power supply for Intel P4 and AMD XP, Model "EG265S-VE FM" -RETAIL - $31.50 - Froogle Link
• GIGABYTE "GA-8TRS350MT" ATI 9100 Pro IGP Chipset Motherboard For Socket 478 CPU - $82.00 - Froogle Link
• Intel Pentium 4/ 2.8C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail - $185.00 - Froogle Link
- OR -
• Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail $209.00 - Froogle Link
• 512MB DDR PC3200 - Crucial Part Number: CT6464Z40B - $99.99 (x2, 1GB total)
• NEC 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive, Model ND-2510A SW BLK, OEM - $70.00 - Froogle Link
• Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-350 - $165.99 - Froogle Link

Sub-Total: $814.46 ($838.46 with P4 3.0 GHz)

PVR Research links

Software

• These are three distros that have MythTV integrated, with a general review here
  • Mythdora - Fedora and MythTV
  • Mythbuntu - Ubuntu and MythTV
  • KnoppMyth - Knoppix and MythTV
• Amateur Video Production Using Free Software and Linux - From Linux Journal
• Clever Tricks with MythTV from O'Reilly Linux DevCenter
• MythTV on Fedora HowTo - Wilsonet.com
• mysettopbox.tv - Lots of good resources and links.
• video4linux
• MythTV
• FreeVO
• RivaTV project
• TV-Out for NVidia cards
• fftv
• XMLTV
• kdetv
• IvyTV Project - A kernel driver for the iTVC15 familiy of MPEG codecs.

Hardware

Much of this hardware specific info is out of date. I hope to be updating this soon.

• GIGABYTE micro-ATX motherboard, from newegg.com
• micro-ATX motherboards, from newegg.com
• Small Form Factor Comparison Matrix
• Shuttle boxes from newegg.com
• Shuttle boxes from newegg.com that have tv-out, have the graphics card:
  
  • Shuttle XPC Black Barebone System for Socket 478 at 533/800MHz FSB Intel CPU, Model ST61G4L
  • Shuttle XPC Barebone System for Socket 478 at 533/800MHz FSB Intel CPU, Model ST61G4
  • Shuttle XPC Black Barebone System for Socket 478 at 533/800MHz FSB Intel CPU, Model ST61G4B
• Monarch Micro System
• Antec Enclosure Products
• Antec's Case Comparison (pdf)
• SilentPC Review: Antec Aria SFF Case (w/PSU)
• micro-ATX cases from Directron
• Cooler Master ATX-620C-BX1
• Directron SST-LC03-B ATX Case
• WinTV-PVR-350 specs
• Froogle Search for Hauppauge PVR-350
• PVR Hardware Database
• Tv-cards.com - TV-Cards and LINUX
• Desktop Computer Cases / Chassis / Enclosures - Baber
• Mini-ITX board for DVRs includes MIPS64 Linux SDK
• Serial ATA Versus Parallel ATA Hard Drive Review - Page 1
• Home Theater PC Roundup
• Mini-ITX mother board reviews
• 2003 Winter Case Review Part 1: MicroATX Case Madness
• 2003 Winter Case Review Part 2: The ATX Avalanche
• pcHDTV - Linux
• Toms Hardware DVD R/RW Reviews
• SATA Hard Drives Run Riot: Maxtor, Hitachi, Western Digital 250 GB
• Sudhian News and Product Reviews
• www.mini-itx.com
• Froogle Search for sata internal in Hard Drives
• 160 GB Barracuda 7200.7 SATA-150 Internal Hard Drive - $155.45
• Case Selection from ewiz.com
• Hard Drive Selection from newegg.com
• Addonics IDE - Serial ATA Converter
• High Point RocketHead 100 IDE Hard Drive to Serial ATA Converter/Adapter
• To search for supported modules in the latest kernel
• Serial ATA chipsets - Linux support status - Very good resource with lots of links.

Helpful/How-To Links

• Build Your Own PVR - Excellent Site with lots of hardware, software, and other helpful information.
• The PVR Guides - Help and advice on setting up your personal video recorder
• Notes for a Homebrew PVR
• Video Disk Recorder - Build your own digital satellite receiver and video disk recorder
• A happy MythTV user shows the way
• Video Capture and Editing under Linux
• Video for Linux
• Building a High Definition Home Theater PC
• Building a Home Theater PC, Part I
• Building a Home Theater PC, Part II
• Video Production with Linux
• PVRblog - TiVo, ReplayTV, and other PVR news and reviews

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