Brian, If I am not mistaken...MythTV is aimed to be a Tivo alternative (with little work on the section I have mentioned). I am talking about (a) one server that house data or (b) peer to peer network...every machine on that lan can view each others streaming video (dvd, vcd, and such), audio (mp3 or ogg), and photo (*.jpg etc). what will spawn from this is.... 1) remote control testing on linux 2) tv converters (both software and hardware) 3) customized itx or atx system configuration (www.mini-itx.com) 4) additions... i) voicemail/fax system ii) games system iii) video survilence system iv) and the list will go on... Sonny