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Tivo Functionality

Agreed. 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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Televideo ergo sum.....I watch TV, therefore I am.

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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Scott B. Husted
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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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Televideo ergo sum.....I watch TV, therefore I am.