[ale] Building linux entertainment devices

[zack]

Larry Grenevitch wrote:

>Millions were spent to do this by ZapMedia which I believe is now out of 
>business.  The problem is if you want "PC" quality sound and video yes you 
>can do it.  If you want dolby digital sound and Tivo quality output, then you 
>have got a long way to go and the base you can start with now is much better; 
>however, your going to need lots of money to buy in the quantities necessary 
>to bring the price down enough for it to work and you will need custom 
>hardware or custom hardware (chips) embedded onto your custom motherboard.
>
That's a good point.  I thought Tivos used mostly commodity PC parts, so 
I didn't think getting dolby sound etc, would be too difficult.  Maybe a 
good time for me to crack open my Tivo and take a little inventory.

Zack