Doug Felteau

Member Since: September 12, 2006

Last Visit: April 24, 2007

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: 01/13/1973

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MythTV and TiVo Series 3 Comparison: Battle of Open Source and Proprietary DVRs

By Doug Felteau on February 13, 2007 1:44 PM

Does an open source solution like MythTV stand a chance against the marketing power and research behind the TiVo Series 3? We decided to pit these two completely different DVR solutions against each other and compare in a non-biased way. More »

Categories: Standalone DVRs Homebrew & DIY | Article's Raw Score: over 18 million | 8 Comments

Last Post: March 20, 2007 7:15 PM by The Butler

Sony PSP: Turning your PSP into a Portable Digital Video Player

By Doug Felteau on November 19, 2006 1:14 AM

Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) users enjoy an excellent 4.3" 16:9 widescreen TFT screaming for video content. While there are currently over 430 Universal Media Disc (UMD) movies, fewer movie studios including Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video are releasing their movies on the UMD format due to much lower than expected sales for UMD movies. Most PSP owners simply do not want to purchase two copies (a DVD and a UMD) of their favorite movies. So with a dwindling UMD video market, but an incredible portable video screen, what are PSP users to do? More »

Categories: Portable Devices (iPod, PSP, etc) | Article's Raw Score: over 12 million | 8 Comments

Last Post: August 1, 2009 8:22 AM by Khaled

What is the difference between NTSC, ATSC and QAM?

By Doug Felteau on February 25, 2007 10:17 PM

If you have been shopping for TV Tuner cards for your homebrew DVR or an HDTV lately, you’ve probably run across the following acronyms: NTSC, ATSC and QAM and wondered what they are. More »

Categories: Homebrew & DIY | Article's Raw Score: over 11 million | 4 Comments

Last Post: November 12, 2011 8:34 PM by larryi8

MythTV Ubuntu Installation Guide

By Doug Felteau on November 1, 2006 6:11 PM

With the release of Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft), installing MythTV is now easier than ever. Ubuntu is a great basis for a general purpose MythTV box and now comes with the latest version of MythTV (0.20) in its standard packages. This guide focuses on DVB in the UK (Freeview), but much of it should be applicable to anybody installing Myth. More »

Categories: Homebrew & DIY | Article's Raw Score: over 11 million | 1 Comment

Last Post: December 5, 2011 3:55 PM by Alex3

How to pick the right TiVo DVR hard drive?

By Doug Felteau on December 22, 2006 8:52 PM

While hacking your TiVo DVR, you should never use the original drive that came in your unit. Depending on the method that you employ while expanding the capacity, you might need to use the image on your original drive at a future date. The first thing you should do is remove the original TiVo DVR and store in a safe place. More »

Article's Raw Score: over 10 million | 7 Comments

Last Post: May 15, 2011 10:52 AM by irenica

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