This page originally had info on DirecTV hacking but that's pretty much a gone prospect so now it has info on my home made PVR. Check the specs:

OS - KnoppMyth R5.5 base (kernel 2.6.23) with Myth 0.21-fixes
CPU - AMD Athlon XP2500+
Motherboard - ASUS A7N8X Deluxe v2
RAM - (2) x Kingston HyperX 256MB PC3500 DDR
System drive - IBM IC35L020 20GB IDE
Capture drive - Western Digital WD2000JB 200GB IDE
Video card - ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro 128MB
DVD-ROM drive - LG DRD-8160B IDE
DVD±RW drive - NEC ND-1300A IDE
Capture card 1 - Hauppauge PVR-150
Capture card 2 & 3 - Hauppauge PVR-500
Capture card 4 - Plextor ConvertX PX-TV402U-NA
Remote - Harmony SST-659 to Microsoft Media Centre receiver
Case - YeongYang 24" ATX tower
Power Supply - Zalman ZM400B-APS 400W

The PC is a combination backend/frontend and it's connected via DVI to a Samsung PN42A450 TV @ 1024 x 768 resolution. The digital audio output is connected via Toslink to a Yamaha HTR-5560 receiver. MythWeb is enabled for access from any internet connection and scripts to convert recordings to PSP and 3GP phone formats are available. Remote frontends include (2) XBoxes running XBMC.

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