You can pick and choose the function you want to install for your PVR, and will learn the details of everything from selecting hardware to advanced customization. You will learn how to record your favorite TV shows, store your DVD for later playback, create a music library from your CD collection, and even use your PVR for Voice over IP. Youll even learn how to utilize your Xbox as a remote front end to play the content. In addition to these basics, you will learn advanced techniques like commercial detection and skipping, auto-expire content, create your own themes for mythtv, and using plug-ins to do things like display weather conditions, RSS feeds, and photo slide shows.