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Tivo or DVR... by warhawk on 06 Jan, 2009 10:00
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hello fellow chrome domes: if U currently own a tivo or dvr... i would like 2 hear your personal reviews on this subject. we plan on buying one in the next couple of weeks. right now... it looks like we may B getting a tivo.
so... how 'bout U? tivo? dvr? what's your story?
WARHAWK
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#1 by Hook'Em on 06 Jan, 2009 10:34
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I had a TIVO a few years ago when they first came out and it totally changed the way I watch TV. Since I have moved to my cable companies provided DVR only because it has double tuners (watch something and record something at the same time or record 2 shows at a time) and it doesn't have a monthly fee (other than the $1,000,000 i pay for service every month). The other benefit of using the cable dvr is that if it messes up, they fix it/replace it for free. All that being said, i'm a big supporter of dvr's. The pause live tv alone is worth it. Not to mention skipping commercials. You can watch a hour long broadcast tv show in 40 minutes. Gotta love that!
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#2 by time2shine on 06 Jan, 2009 10:41
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Warhawk, I don't have any experience with Tivo, but I do have DVR, and really like it.
Like Hookem, it just makes sense for me to get it as a package with the cable provider. -
#3 by PowerOfCheese on 06 Jan, 2009 10:53
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Comcast DVR here. Dual tuners and HD make TV watching very convenient and enjoyable. If I'm forced to watch an hour long show that wasn't recorded I usually hit pause for 15 minutes, do something else, and then watch it so I can zip through the commercials.
As hookem said, $1,000,000 a month, I don't want to watch commercials. DVR makes that so easy.
One day they're going to have to make a 2 minute long commercial that looks normal while in 5x fast forward mode. -
#4 by D.A.L.U.I. on 06 Jan, 2009 11:11
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When we cut cable and went to DishTV we got the DVR, in HD, included in the $1,MM monthly fee. Love it, also being able to stop a show in progress and go back to it, skipping commercials and "catching up" to the live broadcast. Very useful w/ FB games and relatives and friends calling about "important" matters during the game.
Only problem, although they fix the box--essentially a single purpose computer hard drive--when they replace it all your recorded shows go too. We're on our fourth box in just over a year, which is a bummer. The last time they had to send a tech out, free, to replace a replacement that was not totally functional. I have a problem watching all the stuff I have recorded though.
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#5 by PowerOfCheese on 06 Jan, 2009 11:13
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I look forward to being able to add our own storage cards. Hopefully by then it'll just be something like a flash card with no moving parts like current hard drives. How nice would that be?
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#6 by The Scottish Ambassador on 06 Jan, 2009 11:27
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Tivo or DVR? What are they guys?
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#7 by PowerOfCheese on 06 Jan, 2009 11:37
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DVR = Digital Video Recorder. It's a digital way to replace VHS tapes. Unlike VHS tapes, DVR can record HD television.
TiVO is a form of DVR but is made by a company called Tivo. Has a few other bells and whistles. -
#8 by The Scottish Ambassador on 06 Jan, 2009 11:38
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DVR = Digital Video Recorder. It's a digital way to replace VHS tapes. Unlike VHS tapes, DVR can record HD television.
TiVO is a form of DVR but is made by a company called Tivo. Has a few other bells and whistles.
DVR here is called SKY+ -
#9 by tomgallagher on 06 Jan, 2009 11:43
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Comcast DVR
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#10 by PowerOfCheese on 06 Jan, 2009 11:48
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DVR is an acronym. SKY+ is a DVR or PVR (personal video recorder) service for Sky Digital,
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#11 by The Scottish Ambassador on 06 Jan, 2009 11:49
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DVR is an acronym. SKY+ is a DVR or PVR (personal video recorder) service for Sky Digital,
OOPS!!!! Well, hush my mouth! Lol sorry buddy. Totally thick here when itcomes to anything technical m8 -
#12 by PowerOfCheese on 06 Jan, 2009 11:56
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no problem man, I was jus splainin
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#13 by The Scottish Ambassador on 06 Jan, 2009 11:57
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no problem man, I was jus splainin
hey, no worries. was havin a laugh at my own expense due to my lack of technological knowledge. was not offended
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#14 by D.A.L.U.I. on 06 Jan, 2009 13:03
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OOPS!!!! Well, hush my mouth!
You never said you were from SOUTH Scotland !