[deepspace]

Same here. Tried multiple times, but it was just too rough.

I ended up creating a barebones DVR from scratch in FreeBSD, which I was more familiar with than Linux. I kept adding incremental features over the next few years, until it was a very usable system, and exactly suitable for my needs.

Then the internet became fast enough to stream and download content, and the old workhorse ended up in a closet somewhere.