Craig,

Have you tried a modifed Xbox running XBMC (Xbox Media Center).

I have it running as a media center running streaming TV channels, RSS newsfeeds and have it connected via SAMBA to my PowerBook for all my iTunes, iPhoto files etc

It even has a built in weather application and imdb and CDDB support.

I have heard that you can stream the Tivo files onto the Xbox. I will be testing this feature out as soon as mine arrives

Henry

ps. I am sure we know each other. But that was another time and place ;-)

Quote Originally Posted by curto
Maybe send a message to the OZTIVO mailing list to Darren King - i thin the Power SUpply in the TIVO does not deliver the correct/adequate voltages for a PC style motherboard - i am sure i read about this on Deal Database at some point

I have used Media Centre PCs, messed around with MYth TV and others and have never found anything as easy for the task as TIVO.

If you want all the other functions then look at adding a seperate HTPC.

Also have a look at some interesting Beta software on Deal Database - auto archive/copy content from the TIVO onto a PC and encode into WMV (i.e. MPEG4) - This would let you have a large central HTPC and use TIVO for what it does best - then get anything you want to keep onto the Central server and compressed into MPEG4 - then could be streamed anywhere around the House (other than back to the TIVO of course!!)


Craig