All, (Hi - I'm new to the list)<br><br>I thought I'd mention another option. I was a long time MythTV user and I've switched over to just running Ubuntu on a PC connected to my 46" display. I use a RF keyboard/mouse. I use Ted and Ktorrent to download TV episodes and I like it quite a lot. Ted is a java applet that searches the torrent sites for TV shows and keeps track of what episodes it has downloaded. I prefer it over the MythTv option because I can watch TV shows plus I have a full desktop in the living room.
<br><br><a href="http://www.ted.nu/">http://www.ted.nu/</a><br><br>- Josh<br><br><p><DEFANGED_div><DEFANGED_span class="gmail_quote">On 10/30/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bob Kline</b> <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">bob.kline@gmail.com
</a>> wrote:</DEFANGED_span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" DEFANGED_style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Not Linux, but since one option is <br>Myth, Linux related. Linux application
<br>anyway.<br><br>My Panasonic DVD-RAM unit went dark<br>and died yesterday. Suiting my needs for<br>recording programs, and then removing<br>
the 12 to 15 minutes of ads from each 30<br>minutes of programming, I first thought<br>of simply replacing it.<br><br>But not so simple. A look around shows<br>that Panasonic and its partners that <br>spearhead the DVD-RAM approach have
<br>apparently abandoned the business. One<br>sees ads for "refurbished" units, which <br>can be OK, but I'd rather get something <br>new.<br><br>Anyone have any suggestions for a stand<br>alone unit that might make a good
<br>replacement? I suspect many units that<br>record DVD +/- RW would suffice. But<br>the units take a beating when used in the<br>way I described, and some will probably<br>last longer than others.<br><br>A unit with a hard drive is an option too,
<br>but not one that has a monthly fee.<br><DEFANGED_span class="sg"><br> -Bob<br><br><br><br>
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