Neat project, uses a VCR as a computer case. I decided gut the VCR and use it as a computer case. This would replace the functionality of the DVD player and video recorder with one unit that looks more like a VCR than a computer (thus keeping the wife happy). My initial goal was to get Freevo running on it, so during the build I affectionately referred to it as my "VCRVO" project. Here are the steps I took... Link.
Make PCR out of a VCR - The VCRVO
Neat project, uses a VCR as a computer case. I decided gut the VCR and use it as a computer case. This would replace the functionality of the DVD player and video recorder with one unit that looks more like a VCR than a computer (thus keeping the wife happy). My initial goal was to get Freevo running on it, so during the build I affectionately referred to it as my "VCRVO" project. Here are the steps I took... Link.
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I was just a little mislead by this title. Here I was expecting to see something about polymerase chain reaction and how he built a thermalcycler out of a VCR...
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