Posted by ChairmanOfTheBored on 08/14/07 01:43

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:09:51 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid>
wrote:

>Per Archimedes' Lever:
>> Also, even if one matches said formatting, the drive may contain volume
>>structures and or machine code in files that are required by the hardware
>>in order to "boot" the machine and make it operational.
>
>I think Nick in another thread has me talked into doing an
>end-run: something called WinFast: a card/software to allow my PC
>to act like what I wanted in the OP.
>
>If it turns out tb practical, I can see a couple of advantages:
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>- Cost. If it comes to a dedicated box, with a little dumpster
> diving/using old components I think I can do the whole thing
> as cheap as or even cheaper than $500-600 for a Panasonic E85.
>
> Certainly adding it to one of my existing boxes sb much
> cheaper.
>
>- Scalability. New stuff comes along, I can replace selected
> components - like the tuner card, hard drives, or video card.
>
> Or even the WinFast card itself - Who knows? Some day we might
> get wild and crazy and stop being the only people for miles
> around without cable...-)
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Look into "MythTV".

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