You don't do stuff like this to cut corners. You do it because you want what you wantand because it's fun. And a personalized MythTV is so much more than a PVR. You can combine HDTV, DVD, all kinds of music, radio, photos, even a plug-in videophone module. All you need is a little Linux know-how, assorted software components and plug-ins, an adventurous nature, and this book to tell you how it all goes together. Voil?the entertainment hub of your dreams.

Learn to do all this and much more:

• Choose HD capture cards and sound drivers.
• Install and configure MythTV.
• Build your program guides.
• Use xine to add DVD menu support.
• Pass raw digital streams to an external decoder.
• Do cool things with your remote control.
• Hack your own themes.
• Export MythTV .nuv recordings to other formats.

A companion Web site provides even more of the know-how you need.