Use That TiVo Box for Your HTPC
By Chris Shore |
October 14th, 2008 
Still looking for that perfect media center case that performs with the power you want and looks natural on you’re A/V rack? Well perhaps a TiVo that’s been modified like this would work. The mod doesn’t seem that difficult, adding a few screw holes here and there to mount all the PC components. The real challenge for this, and all HTPCs for that matter, is heat control. Holes had to be cut in the top of the case to keep the processor cooled to a balmy 120F. Marshmallows anyone? The box runs Ubuntu Linux on a 4GB flash drive mounted in the case. XBMC Media Center was used as the media server but for a fun twist, users could use Beyond TV and its TiVo look alike skin and sound alike files to “recreate” the TiVo experience with complete control. Never underestimate the power of American ingenuity. [via]
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