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:MythTV is an open source PVR project. In addition to the traditional PVR functions, it has the following (official) modules  

http://mythic.tv/ Sells the Dragon 2.0 system for ~$1,400  In addition to community involvement, they publish [http://mythic.tv/system_specs.php the complete specs for their system] so you can build your own if you'd rather.  

    * CASE: black Silverstone LC-17B HTPC case

    * PSU: 16dB(A) Nexus NX-4090 400W PSU **BUY IT**

    * MOTHERBOARD: Intel DG655WH

    * CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

            OR upgrade to Intel Core 2 Duo E6400

    * RAM: 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-667 / PC2-5300 RAM

            OR upgrade to 2GB (2x1GB)

            OR upgrade to 4GB (4x1GB)

    * CPU HEATSINK: stock Intel Core 2 Duo heatsink

            OR upgrade to Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu plus ZM-CS1 socket 775 adapter

    * DVD-RW: multi-format, super-quiet Lite-On SHW 160PS

    * HDD: 320GB Western Digital Caviar RE enterprise-class quiet SATA HDD (WD3200YS)

            OR upgrade to 500GB (WD5000YS)

    * GRAPHICS CARD: passively-cooled ASUS EN6200LE/TD/64M with DVI / VGA / composite

            OR upgrade to passively-cooled Gigabyte GeForce 7300GS (GV-NX73G128D-RH) with DVI / VGA / S-Video

            OR upgrade to passively-cooled EVGA GeForce 7600GS (256-P2-N549-T2))

    * SOUNDCARD: onboard analog audio

            OR upgrade to Chaintech AV-710 with optical S/PDIF for digital audio **BUY IT**

    * TUNER CARDS: 2x AirStar-HD5000AV-PCI **BUY IT**

    * REMOTE CONTROL: StreamZap IR Remote **BUY IT**

    * 1x 80w ATA133 IDE cable and 1x SATA cable (included with motherboard)

    * 1x power cord

* http://www.mysettopbox.tv/