Just picked up a DVR....
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caudio51
BoM Nov '05; Mar '06
I need to get one myself. A friend has DVR and loves it. The benefit from what I hear is that if it breaks, the cable company sends you a new one whereas with Tivo you are SOL unless you have a warranty still.
Greg
BoM October 2006
Good info :thumbsup:. I need to look into one of these as well.
djs134
BoM May '06
So far I really like it. It is always recording, so you have a 30 min window in which to pause or rewind.
I can record from 2 different channels at the same time AND watch a recorded show at the same time.
I still have some playing around to do to learn all of the neato keen things it can do!
I can record from 2 different channels at the same time AND watch a recorded show at the same time.
I still have some playing around to do to learn all of the neato keen things it can do!
AZsteelman
April 2006 BoM
Well, I've had one for almost 2 years or so if I remember correctly...anyway, so long I can't remember life without it. Hell, it's so easy to record and the feature of pausing live TV is worth it alone! I find myself pissed off when in the other room and I don't have the DVR - and in hotels, I'm just about mad the entire trip!
in other words, you'll love it!
in other words, you'll love it!
DVR from the cable company. Love it, no idea how I ever lived with out it.
Tom's got the benefit correct. The benefit of Tivo is somewhat better and more involved interface and a much larger capacity capability.
You can also set up a computer to do the same thing, but I'm not that computer savvy.
Tom's got the benefit correct. The benefit of Tivo is somewhat better and more involved interface and a much larger capacity capability.
You can also set up a computer to do the same thing, but I'm not that computer savvy.
I have DTV and didn't want to spring for the 300 dollar receivers. HD/DVR was like 300 bucks while the HD receiver was free. I would love to have it though.
AZsteelman
April 2006 BoM
oh yeah, got mine through the cable company...I'm too cheap to buy one!
djs134
BoM May '06
:rofl:
Actually, we only watch 2 or 3 shows a week. But the reason we got the DVR was that they started at 10 or later (I get up at 5) or we are always too busy to watch them. Hell for $8 more per month, I though "what the hell".
I have DVR and really can't imagine how I used to live without it: having to watch commercials, having to choose what show to watch if 2 were on at the same time. My wife laughs at me because I get very nervous when the memory starts creeping up around 80% and get such a joy when I erase things and it is make to 20%.
I know . . . I watch too much TV.
I know . . . I watch too much TV.
djs134
BoM May '06
:rofl: @ C-Dub! I can relate.
For the past couple of nights we've been watching some "throw-away" TV to unwind from our day. I find myself getting nervous if there is more than a 20 minute difference between where I am compared to the actual broadcast. I'm under the impression that unless I'm actually recording something, I only have a 30 minute window in which to rewind/pause or ff. So I can imagine how nervous I'll get when the memory gets filled up. I have a Comcast DVR also and believe that I have about 50 hours of space....
For the past couple of nights we've been watching some "throw-away" TV to unwind from our day. I find myself getting nervous if there is more than a 20 minute difference between where I am compared to the actual broadcast. I'm under the impression that unless I'm actually recording something, I only have a 30 minute window in which to rewind/pause or ff. So I can imagine how nervous I'll get when the memory gets filled up. I have a Comcast DVR also and believe that I have about 50 hours of space....
djs134
BoM May '06
I have DTV w/ 3 DVR (1 Hi-Def). These were upgraded last year from "Ultimate TV" which I liked better than Tivo but it was more expensive monthly.
I think it's one of the best tech inventions EVER!
~Mark
I think it's one of the best tech inventions EVER!
~Mark
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