Robert Premium Member join:2001-08-25 Miami, FL |
Robert
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2006-Nov-15 6:39 pm
I LIKE!Now I can easily transfer movies over and watch them. Sweet! |
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If you like it get a Media Center PCNothing new here. I can do this with my MCE PC and 360, in addition my MCE PC serve as a DVR with (4 tunners- 2 of those HD Over the air).
AHHH and I do not have to pay no one for DVR services.... all free (plus cost of pc) |
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You can actually find 4 different shows that come on at the same time, that are worthy to watch? |
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Tivo FunctionalityI really wish that DirecTivo would be capable of something like that, and maybe progressing to being a streaming media machine in it's own.. |
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to ninjatutle
Re: If you like it get a Media Center PCnot. however, I use a 360 and xbox as media center extenders to watch live tv. If they are both in use and I w(or wife)want to record anything I still have two available tuners to do so. And can pause or rwd the show I'm watching if I need to. |
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Sounds good. |
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bigunkGort, Klattu Birada Nikto join:2001-02-10 USA |
to robewhitener
Re: Tivo FunctionalityAgreed. I hate when I go to look at DirecTV DVR boxes, only to find ports and stuff labled as "reserved for future". I fear I bought one of the last DirecTivo boxes that will be made. The Hughes HR10-250. The homegrown DTV DVR box is no good in my book.
Now if someone can make a smart tuner card I can drop into a PC for sat tuning, I could build a box that will give me what I want, like chemaupr has done, only using DirecTV as the source. Include a card slot so I can still be legit and pay for what I get (although free is always better). I can't stand cable, and AT$T is rolling out their triple (quad?) play Project Lightspeed in my area. Great, another set-top box. DirecTV is my last hope, but they have the cableco mentality.
It's late. I'm tired. I'm hitting the rack. |
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That is the biggest thing I'm waiting for... a tuner that works with SAT. I've had my DirecTV pumped through my ATI All-In-Wonder Card via S-Video for awhile, and it's OK to use to watch a little, etc. But using the PC as a 'recorder' isn't that great when you can't program channels, all you can do is set a time and pre-set it on the correct channel. Not really that functional.
I haven't gone HD yet either because I was worried about DirecTV dumping to MPEG-4 and having a worthless HD DirecTivo... but who knows when they might make the switch. Might still be worth picking up a HD DirecTivo from weaknees. |
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bigunkGort, Klattu Birada Nikto join:2001-02-10 USA |
bigunk
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2006-Nov-16 2:04 pm
I wonder if a PC recorder can control a sat receiver via infrared? I know a stand-alone TIVO can.
I got mine from Weaknees. Good bunch of folks. I bought it because I screwed up an upgrade on my non-HD unit. 'Course, I immediately voided the warranty on this new one by throwing in a second drive, but hey, it's all good, right? |
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