An open source HTPC for the general public

Marc Feldman <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.video.freevo.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I have been disappointed with the plethora of proprietary set-top boxes,
GoogleTV, AppleTV, Tivo, CableDVRs etc.  I think the best TV experience is
with a real PC as set-top DVR / browser.

There was a time when desktop publishing was only for the technologically
adept.  Advances in hardware and software made word processing an option for
the general public.

Could the same thing be done with DVR software?  Could a PC-DVR system be
reliablle enough to function as a consumer item?

I am exploring the opportunities to choose an open source DVR software
platform, to add

1.  An installation wizard to assist with the purchase of hardware,
download, installation, and configuration of hardware, and set-up of
recordings and features.

2.  A cloud based infrastructure to assist with system monitoring and
maintenance, with email notification for faults and remote reboot, etc.

Is this possible or am I barking up the wrong tree?



-- 
Marc Allan Feldman
Director
Openivo, Inc.
Beachwood, OH
[email protected]
http://about.me/marcallanfeldman
216-312-4169 (direct)

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