Hi Rob,
Getting back on topic...:
Have you looked at MythTV? 
Not sure whether it covers your use cases in particular but it's a great PVR 
(but also a great PITA to set up correctly).
Mind you, getting the appropriate parts might be even more expensive than £350 
but it's a great learning experience...
Cheers,
 Steve
On Wednesday 06 October 2010 19:17:09 Rob Malpass wrote:
> Hi all
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> First post for a while so sorry it's so OT...
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> I've had a Freeview PVR for a few years now - it mainly records stuff off
> the radio - and it does a good job.   The problem is that it doesn't have
> an ethernet connection and with iplayer now very convenient, I'm very much
> thinking of dropping Virginmedia.
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> So I want a PVR which can:
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> * Provide iplayer via ethernet
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> * Record from a radio station via epg and series link.
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> So basically this is the best of both worlds - if I know a programme
> (especially radio) is coming on - I can set the PVR to get it.   Or if I've
> missed something good (I'm a big Radio 4 fan but not in during the day) - I
> can get it via iplayer.
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> Trouble is the only widely available machine I can find is £350 [1] though
> I've not trawled that widely.   Anybody know of a suitable alternative.
> I'd prefer Freeview to Freesat (cabling issues) but will consider both.
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> Cheers
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> Rob
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