The HEC Yeah! project came about because I wanted a PVR (Personal Video Recorder), but I did not want to pay the subscription fees required by commercial players like ReplayTV® or TiVo®. When I began to design my PVR, it quickly grew into a much more sophisticated device, capable of doing things the commercial PVRs probably will not be able to do for years, so I decided to call it a HEC (Home Entertainment Computer) instead. After all, my HEC can do a lot more than just record video. It can play DVDs, burn Video CDs, act as a jukebox, and much more.

This site is where I focus my ideas and experiences in designing and actually building my HEC. The unit is built around Linux running on a Celeron 900 MHz processor.

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• Work on a standard television set.
• Work with my existing Universal Remote control.
• Watch, time-shift, and record television shows.
• Burn Video CDs.
• Convert my old home videos to VCDs.
• Play DVDs
• Play Music files (MP3, Ogg, etc.).
• Automatically RIP CDs and add them to the jukebox.
• Manage playlists.
• Allow remote recording configuration through the Internet.
• Check the local weather.
• Browse the web/TV Guide listings.