Via Slashdot, an article about making a homebrew DVR. However, I’m not impressed: you don’t need a Windows computer, commercial PC DVR software, commercial DVD player software or even Cygwin to make such a thing.
I mean, Cygwin to run an FTP and SSH server? Sure it’s possible, but why waste your time to get it running if you can do the same by wiping out your harddrive and install any Linux version?
Add: good points raised by Slashdotters that it might be cheaper to buy a commercial DVR (set-top) player