I am also interested in the same situation. I purchased a TIVO HD from e Bay for forty dollars that works great with a card from Fios. It is possible to hack the box but you need to purchase a custom EPROM. There are also several good HD boxes that accept fios cards and work with Mythtv.
Jay On Oct 12, 2011 6:55 AM, "Scott Ehrlich" <srehrl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello to all: > > I'm closing in on one year of FIOS service which comes with a > complimentary year of DVR service. Unless I can get Verizon to come > up with another way to save the $12 or so a month on the DVR, or get > them to give me another free year of DVR service, I'd like to learn > what others have done to convert their machines (Mac Mini for me) into > a DVR on FIOS. > > How controllable are the FIOS boxes? I know I could always get an > old VCR, keep the FIOS channel where it is, and record to tape. But, > that somewhat limits shows on a tape, and the need to baby sit the > channels. I think homemade DVR with a computer is more flexible. > > I'm happy to hear what others have done. > > What apps are available for MacOS (Snow Leopard)? > > If another OS is preferred, which would work best for a PC [Mac]-based > DVR setup? > > Thanks. > > Scott > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss