Building your own DVR sounds like a job for a computer engineer, right? Try again. Even PC newcomers can put one of these together. In 3 steps, you can take a plain jane PC and revamp it into a working media center.
The Steps
- Buy A Tuner Card Your PC needs a way to get a signal in. This is how you do it.
- Buy DVR software Your tuner card may come with some. Throw it away. Buy Beyond TV. It’s the easiest way to get a simple DVR running. Plus it comes with a remote.
- Buy A Video Card Make sure it has the video output you need.
Hook up your cable. Plug in your TV. Boot it up. Boom. You’re done.
Is your DVR perfect? Nope. You’ll probably need some more hard drive space, a quieter cooling system, and some more software. But it ain’t bad for 3 simple steps.
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