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silverdak

silverdak

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DVR is the same as Tivo lol you just like Tivo cuz its a brand name... I have a DVR from Comcast and LOVE it. I dont watch a ton of TV but I set movies to record and stuff so when I want to watch TV there is always something on. plus HD DVR is a MUST with an HDTV :D my new 26" HDTV
 
alix2.0

alix2.0

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Originally Posted by SilverDak
http:///forum/post/2937177
DVR is the same as Tivo lol you just like Tivo cuz its a brand name... I have a DVR from Comcast and LOVE it. I dont watch a ton of TV but I set movies to record and stuff so when I want to watch TV there is always something on. plus HD DVR is a MUST with an HDTV :D my new 26" HDTV
i like tivo because ive had it for five years, im used to it, and its easy to use. i can never figure out those stupid DVR things. believe me, ive tried.
 
shinobi9119

shinobi9119

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I dont have one of these alien devices. but next time the mother ship comes around will one of you grab one for me? lol
 
T

tizzo

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DVR in NC was great.
DVR in florida sucks!
I love TiVo in both states!!
 
chaoticdamsel

chaoticdamsel

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A DVR is a must in our house because we have a toddler. It's nice to be able to pause the TV when you need to go change a diaper.

I also like that I'm not a slave to my television, meaning I don't have to be sure I'm at home at a certain time on a certain night to catch my favorite shows. I can just set them to record and then watch them when it is most convenient for me (usually when the baby is asleep). Fast forwarding through the commercials is nice too.
 
yearofthenick

yearofthenick

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Like SCSInet I prefer the use of a computer to watch shows. I think that's where we're all heading. It frees us up to do anything with our TV if it doubles as a computer monitor.... video chat, downloading movies, watching episodes on nbc.com or fox.com... and of course all of the same luxuries that every other computer has.
If you had asked me a year ago, I would have raved about my love for the DVR. Now it's a computer.
 
scsinet

scsinet

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Originally Posted by YearOfTheNick
http:///forum/post/2938373
Like SCSInet I prefer the use of a computer to watch shows. I think that's where we're all heading. It frees us up to do anything with our TV if it doubles as a computer monitor.... video chat, downloading movies, watching episodes on nbc.com or fox.com... and of course all of the same luxuries that every other computer has.
If you had asked me a year ago, I would have raved about my love for the DVR. Now it's a computer.
While it may have it's advantages to use your TV as your computer monitor, it also has the distinct disadvantage that using your computer then ties up your TV and vice versa.
I prefer to use a dedicated computer for the purpose of TV handling. On the other hand, with Media center Extenders, you can use an extender to run the TV and have your computer be the "back end," doing your recordings and such. The extender can display TV while your computer can be used for writing a letter to Grandma while it does all of the TV stuff in the background. This of course also has disadvantages, but is cheaper than having a dedicated computer.
It's a big investment... usually more than $1000 by the time you are done, but the numerous advantages it has over any other DVR solution - including Tivo - make it worth it. Anyone who says Tivo is better than Media center obvioulsy hasn't tried Media Center.
 
scsinet

scsinet

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Originally Posted by ChaoticDamsel
http:///forum/post/2938190
I also like that I'm not a slave to my television, meaning I don't have to be sure I'm at home at a certain time on a certain night to catch my favorite shows.
I 100% agree. It's nice not to have to worry about remembering what shows are on when, or making sure you are around. Lord help you if you get into shows that have a long running plotline. My wife and I would be lost if we missed an episode of Desperate Housewives. We don't have to worry about staying up until 10 on Sunday if we don't want to, or dropping everything at 9 to sit down and watch it.
It also may actually reduce the amount of TV you watch, because you can simply fast forward or skip through commercials.
Of course, the flip side of that is that once you set up recurring recordings, you end up with a LOT of recorded TV, and you end up feeling reluctant to delete something without watching it, so you end up trying to "keep up" with how fast stuff is being recorded so as not to fill up the hard drive...
I love it because in my house, if we are home, the TV is on, whether we are sitting down and watching it or not. We listen to shows as much as we watch them, so our DVR keeps a constant stream of our favorite shows running. Rock on.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/2936476
So to bring the topic back around...
I marked "DVR" but I think you were referring to the generic DVR cable boxes and satellite boxes that are out there.
I personally just got rid of my ReplayTV (Tivo's biggest competition before they went under
) in favor of a Windows Media center.
Since you are slamming everything that is "not Tivo", I think I'll play my trump card
. Frankly, Tivo SUCKS in comparison, and I think you'll agree when I explain what it can do.
I've got one big Media center server. It runs Windows Vista Ultimate, and has 4 tuners on board. Two analog tuners that connect to two Dish Network receivers for recording satellite, and 2 ASTC tuners that pull in off-air HDTV from my antenna. I have 1000GB of recording space (about 1000 hours of analog or 300ish hours of HDTV). The media center runs extenders on TVs around the house that connect to it throught my network, so every TV in the house can watch any of the 4 tuners, schedule recordings, or view any of the centrally stored recordings.
Advantages?
- DVD Storage. I can place DVDs into the drive on the server and copy them to the hard drive, and play them back on any TV in the house at any time, without using the disc.
- I can download movies off the Internet, and simply place them on the Media center's hard drive and play them anywhere in the house. (Of course you should always do this legally...
)
- Games - You can install game emulators and run playstation, Dreamcast, Nintendo, just about any games, on any TV. I don't do this though.
- Extenders - each one connects another TV to the system and allows access to everything. If I'm watching a show and decide to go to bed, I can stop it in the living room, go to the bedroom, and pick it up right where I left off in the other room.
- Multiple tuners - I can record 4 things at once, or record two things, watch TV on two more, etc.
- No subscription fees.
- Upgradeable hard drive space, etc as time goes on. This is possible with a Tivo but it voids the warranties.
- Streamable - I can stream recorded content from my media center PC to my computer at work if I brownbag lunch, etc.
- I can burn any shows I record off to DVD for permanent storage.
- I can back up my media center at any time.
... so... let's see your Tivo do those things. And no, you don't have to be a technical geek (though I am... ) to set this up. You can buy everything you need off the shelf. It is much more expensive than Tivo, but once you make the initial investment, it's well worth it. The nice thing is that you can scale the system as you go, you don't have to buy everything right away.
So let me officially state via emoticon:

For the record though... I will NEVER go back to TV without a DVR/TIVO/MEDIA CENTER type setup again. Once you go DVR, you'll never go back!
OOO look at me my tank and my TV is better than all of you poor saps.
 
dobber1111

dobber1111

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I find that I want to replay everything. I'm driving in my car and I hear something on the radio. I have the urge to hit the rewind button. My husband or another family member says something and I missed it. I want to hit the rewind button.
When will they come out with DVR Life?
 
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