New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder (http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/93b1cbb59977ea09176990c4aa94b532.htm)
TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box.

The kit will cost $199 when it goes on sale Oct. 15, and includes a remote and a TV tuner that plugs into the PC. The interface on the computer screen looks just like the one on a TV equipped with a TiVo box.

New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder (http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/93b1cbb59977ea09176990c4aa94b532.htm)

Whats the difference between this and a tuner + dvr?

Whats the difference between this and a tuner + dvr?

I'm guessing it is more compatible with different computers and operating systems.

Link doesn't seem to work anymore...

It was a fully functioning TiVO, form, fit and function as a set-top box, except that it was all software running on the PC. You could duplicate most of the functions with a capture card and software, but this was a TiVO unit and did everything the set-top unit did.