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TiVO? #1248481 04/16/05 09:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,238 Renton, WA T tropictour OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP tropictour Hard-core CEG\'er T Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,238 Renton, WA	I was wondering if there was any other digital cable recorders available other than TiVO. I dont see the reason of paying a monthly fee. Is there anything else that can record. TIA -tropictour 2000 Contour SVT Tropic Green SHO Shop CAI Bassani 1999 Contour SE BAT Kit

Re: TiVO? #1248482 04/16/05 09:49 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,099 Maryland M mmars_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
mmars_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,099 Maryland	ReplayTV is another one. If you have directv and have the platinum package, they don't charge for TiVO service. --Matt 2003 Sonic Blue SVT Cobra Coupe 2003 RedFire SVT Cobra Convertable 2005 Dark Toreador Red F150 XLT 4x4 2000 Black SVT Contour - Beater

Re: TiVO? #1248483 04/16/05 09:55 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 411 SoCal - Go Lakers! V vudusvt_dup1 CEG\'er
vudusvt_dup1 CEG\'er V Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 411 SoCal - Go Lakers!	Can't you still get MSN TV up there? Most cable providers now have a DVR option - I have mine through Charter Communications. You could put a TV tuner card in your computer, like ATI's All-In-Wonder, which comes with DVR-like functionality. These are getting cheaper by the minute and is essentially free after the initial investment. If you're up for a mini-project, and are fairly comfortable with linux, you could build your own using MythTV. HTH -Chuck Dienzo Black 98.5 E1 SVT #5022 of 6535 Born on March 16, 1998 "If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason."

Re: TiVO? #1248484 04/16/05 09:56 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,198 Lincoln, Nebraska D Davo Hard-core CEG'er
Davo Hard-core CEG'er D Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,198 Lincoln, Nebraska	DVR. Are you looking for alternatives to TiVO that are free? DVR only costs $5 a month.

Re: TiVO? #1248485 04/16/05 11:09 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,143 All over NY P Pete D_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Pete D_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er P Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,143 All over NY	I have one through the cable company (Time warner) and it isn't nearly as good as Tivo or Replay TV. You could build a HTPC and go that route if you don't want to pay for the service, although that hardware is going to cost you more$$$$ "Bros before Hoes" <-- More men need this mentality.

Re: TiVO? #1248486 04/16/05 11:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,033 S.E.M.I. G GetBooby151�?© Hard-core CEG\'er
GetBooby151�?© Hard-core CEG\'er G Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,033 S.E.M.I.	Originally posted by Davo: DVR. Are you looking for alternatives to TiVO that are free? DVR only costs $5 a month. We can get that DVR service here in MI too. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Re: TiVO? #1248487 04/17/05 02:56 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 239 Birmingham, Alabama S ScarContour_dup1 CEG\'er
ScarContour_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 239 Birmingham, Alabama	Originally posted by Pete D: You could build a HTPC and go that route if you don't want to pay for the service, although that hardware is going to cost you more$$$$ The HTPC route will only work if you dont mind going from digital cable, down to analog, then back to digital which will have a quality drop on you HD channels. Digital cable requires a cable box and the cable box only outputs analog signals. You would have to record with the S-video port (the one component input card is $200+) and use an IR-Blaster to change the channels on the cable box. For analog cable however, an HTPC is great. Totalled 99 SE Sport 03 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T APR DPP 93 Octane chip

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