Managing a huge collection of digital movie files (avi, mpg, etc.) can be a pain especially if you don’t want the hassle of using a program like iTunes or Windows Media Centre/Player. Here’s a PHP script that will:
- Extract movie titles from the movie file names,
- Attempt to lookup movie information for those movies in the IMDB database, and
- Sort the movies into genre, actor, director, rating, title, and release date folders. (actually links to the movies)
I spent some time on the weekend looking at OTA DVR/PVR options. Here’s what I’ve found:
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I’m done with it. Adios. Sayonara.I realized we were paying $83 a month for:
- Access to the morning news (usually 15 minutes when we first wake up in the morning)
- PVR older movies on channels like History, A&E, Showcase, Space, etc…
- Some childrens’ programming.
After a little poking around I realized that there were a whole slew of things I could do to get all the same values for a fraction of the cost. Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting information about this process that saw my yearly entertainment costs cut from $1000 down to $100!
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