Uploaded December 2008 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A couple of months ago I purchased a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600 (dual ATSC/NTSC) with remote.I had done this in an attempt to curb the ridiculous expense of Cable TV, yet while also retaining the DVR functionality I loved. The idea was to save 70 bucks (after ditching the cable I picked up Netflix) and to still have all the recording/watching capabilities I had with the old setup.
I had forever tried to to make a MythBox, but only after purchasing did I realize that my card was yet to be supported by the linux community. (Avid Linux follower, but non-user. Why? ....Video Games +Wine = not good enough YET) So the only alternative was some Windows software.
After dredging through the tons of crap (sage TV and Gb-PVR were MEH. Boxee wouldn't let me back in even though I registered for the site this past summer, and Beyond TV had the most hope .... but I wanted Netflix and it to be free.)
The solution:
Vista Home Premium + Windows Media Center. Ewww I know, BUT I figured I'd rebuild my old emachine (replaced with my super computer this summer) and have an extra comp/DVR box. I was gonna drop $100 but then I realized my wife has Home premium. So the logical decision was to swap my business Vista for Home premium and call it good.
A couple of months ago I purchased a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600 (dual ATSC/NTSC) with remote.I had done this in an attempt to curb the ridiculous expense of Cable TV, yet while also retaining the DVR functionality I loved. The idea was to save 70 bucks (after ditching the cable I picked up Netflix) and to still have all the recording/watching capabilities I had with the old setup.
I had forever tried to to make a MythBox, but only after purchasing did I realize that my card was yet to be supported by the linux community. (Avid Linux follower, but non-user. Why? ....Video Games +Wine = not good enough YET) So the only alternative was some Windows software.
After dredging through the tons of crap (sage TV and Gb-PVR were MEH. Boxee wouldn't let me back in even though I registered for the site this past summer, and Beyond TV had the most hope .... but I wanted Netflix and it to be free.)
The solution:
Vista Home Premium + Windows Media Center. Ewww I know, BUT I figured I'd rebuild my old emachine (replaced with my super computer this summer) and have an extra comp/DVR box. I was gonna drop $100 but then I realized my wife has Home premium. So the logical decision was to swap my business Vista for Home premium and call it good.
