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Getting my hands on a PVR for free
Tags nas, pvr, television
Not since the danish television network went digital have I had a regular video recorder like the VHS machine everyone once owned.
Sure, commercial products exist, but are usually crippled - recordings cannot be exported for long time storage.
A PC running some kind of PVR software will do the trick, but drains power and makes noise. No go.
Hmmmm...
So, I thought to myself: What's always on in my home, and does not consume oodles of energy?
The NAS device!
That was three years ago. So I suggested my NAS vendor to add PVR functionality to their firmware: TV Station
And now the company has released Video Station.
Wonderful. Goes to show that it is not always a waste of time, giving feedback to companies
Sure, commercial products exist, but are usually crippled - recordings cannot be exported for long time storage.
A PC running some kind of PVR software will do the trick, but drains power and makes noise. No go.
Hmmmm...
So, I thought to myself: What's always on in my home, and does not consume oodles of energy?
The NAS device!
That was three years ago. So I suggested my NAS vendor to add PVR functionality to their firmware: TV Station
And now the company has released Video Station.
Wonderful. Goes to show that it is not always a waste of time, giving feedback to companies
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