Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC
From O’Reily Make: How to use off-the-shelf components to build your own digital video recorder…one that actually allows you to burn the files to DVD.
Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC
Although you can make a better and less expensive TiVo-clone by using linux and MythTV, for those afraid of using non-Windoze systems, this method should work almost as well.