Slashdot HTPC article   March 29th, 2005

This morning, I noticed a new article on Slashdot.org about Tivo's implementation of popup ads when people fast-forward through commercials.<br />
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I quickly posted: <br />
<blockquote>I don't have to deal with popups, a small hard drive, a single hard drive and lack of upgradability. Plus, I have 3 tv tuner/encoders so I can record three shows simultaneously while watching a fourth recorded show.<br />
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I built my own HTPC using an Abit AN-7, AMD Athlon XP 2500+, Hauppauge PVR-250 tv tuner/encoder cards. It is driven by WinXP Pro SP2 and SageTV.<br />
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You can see my HTPC at <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=70&amp;entry_id=28" title="http://wwww.terrystockdale.com/htpc/htpc_1.shtml" onmouseover="window.status='http://wwww.terrystockdale.com/htpc/htpc_1.shtml';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;"> www.terrystockdale.com</a> .</blockquote><br />
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I hesitated to post because my webhost was running slow today for some unknown reason. But, I did it anyway.<br />
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The visits, pages and hits went through the roof, although it was no banner day for google ad clicks — /.'ers just don't click ads, I guess.<br />
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Anyway, this set a record for me on visitors, pages served and bandwidth used on a single day.

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