To meet with customer demand we are now able to offer a much simpler case model, without the media reader and LCD panel. Unlike our standard case this myPVR unit can be used both horizontally or vertically. All other features are of the same high standard as our other models.
Please take a look at our sales page, or contact us for more details.
Yet another mention in the last week under the interesting title of “Nearly Free HTPC? That’s a Myth” c/o the following site. Interesting the way these sites are starting to pick-up on Linux and MythTV as an alternative to Windows MCE.
Well it looks like myPVR and OpenMedia are making news all over the world thanks to our recent appearance on the well known IT news website Slashdot. Hopefully we have managed to answer most of the questions raised in the very interesting feedback that was generated. Another IT resource Digg also covered our launch this week.
HDBeat gave a reasonable write up to myPVR. They pick-up on the way we are using Linux and MythTV to differentiate from the alternative Windows based solutions. Shame they didn’t mention the price is in New Zealand Dollars rather than US Dollars.
One question we have regularly been asked is how does myPVR compare with commercial products like Windows MCE. A recent article called “Windows Media Center vs. MythTV (or Making my own PVR)” might be of interest. MythTV came out as a better product than Microsoft’s alternative.
We’d like to take this moment to thank our web hosting company OpenHost for doing such a good job of dealing with the huge spike in traffic that was generated by this coverage.
Due to customer demand an additional standard configuration of myPVR has been released.
It appears by far that customers want their “Personal Video Recorders” to have dual tuners. Hence we are please to announce the availability of an additional dual tuner model with the smaller 250GB Hard Drive.
For the average user this HTPC can handle between 100 and 300 hours of TV, dependant on capture quality and the use of myPVR to store other media such as Music, Games and Images.
You will be pleased to know that our current Limited Period special offers sill apply with this new model.
We are very pleased to announce the initial pricing for our standard versions of myPVR 1.0. For a Limited Period we are offering the following special deal -
This innovative HTPC (Home Theater PC) solution, with all of the features you would expect from a PVR, is now available for the New Zealand consumer.
OpenMedia is proud to announce the first release of their myPVR product. This is an innovative home theater PC based on state of the art hardware and Open Source software. Never again will you miss your favorite TV show, or spend hours on end searching for a blank video tape.