Owain wrote:

"Vortex" wrote
| [Actually this stuff already exists if you are prepared to "Sell out" to
| Bill Gates - in the form of Windows Media Center
| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m...r/default.mspx ]

Already exists in open source software too; I happened to be reading about
it the other day.

checks web history

Building a Linux PVR part 1- Myth
http://anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2190

Building a Linux PVR part 2 - Myth vs MCE
http://anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2208

Linux on an XBox
http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2271

Turn your XBox into a Linux Media PC
http://news.designtechnica.com/article5915.html

Owain


www.tv-cards.com is also a good starting point for some of the options

Chris