| Windows Media Center ..is going to be the 800lb gorilla in the room. It already comes free with Win 7 Pro, records OTA, and cable, streams IP TV, has a Netflix built in, *and* works with media extenders like the 360.
TiVo is going the way of the DoDo. |
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| Agreed. I am building an HTPC with Windows 7 in a few months and I've tried them all. The Directivo, the cable company box and on and on. Media Center blows them all out of the water.
Hopefully other people will start to see the light and jump on board (there is a lot of buzz around HTPCs with Windows 7 so there is a good chance of them finally taking off). |
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drbill28
join:2006-03-25
Pomfret Center, CT | reply to tmh
Well, the cable company here has SA HDC8300 DVRs. Personally, I do not care for them. Interface is ugly (the SARA one they use). I have it as part of my deal, so it's in the bedroom.
Moxi was an option. But I opted for a TiVo HD. Partly I knew the features and I had more flexibility. Also multi room is pointless to me as I have two rooms and I don't watch recordings in the bedroom... It's many times better than the SA box. In the end I pay no more than I would for the cable company DVR. I like the fact upgrading the internal HDD is easy in a TiVo. Externals tend to be unreliable in DVR systems.
I payed $200 for the unit and the $12.95 monthly service free plus $2/mth for a cablecard. With the cable company DVR if I were paying full price it would be $10/mth for DVR service and $6.75 for the box. I'd end up paying more per month for the cable company DVR. So some of the cost is offset. If I were paying for yearly service, it would be a little more as well. So it's worth it to me. Until better options come up, this is the best there is for me. |
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UnnDunnPremium
join:2005-12-21
Brooklyn, NY Reviews:
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said by tmh :
..is going to be the 800lb gorilla in the room. It already comes free with Win 7 Pro, records OTA, and cable, streams IP TV, has a Netflix built in, *and* works with media extenders like the 360.
TiVo is going the way of the DoDo.
Completely agreed. Once Ceton and Hauppauge get their CableCARD OCUR cards out and OEMs begin bundling them, TiVo's days will be numbered. Windows Media Center is an extremely compelling solution. The interface blows TiVo out of the water, and has done for years. |
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said by tmh :
..is going to be the 800lb gorilla in the room. It already comes free with Win 7 Pro, records OTA, and cable, streams IP TV, has a Netflix built in, *and* works with media extenders like the 360.
TiVo is going the way of the DoDo.
Next year is going to be the year. That's when multistream cablecard tuners for Windows media center make their debut.
6 tuners and the ability to use extenders makes it a no brainer. |
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said by UnnDunn:said by tmh :
..is going to be the 800lb gorilla in the room. It already comes free with Win 7 Pro, records OTA, and cable, streams IP TV, has a Netflix built in, *and* works with media extenders like the 360.
TiVo is going the way of the DoDo.
Completely agreed. Once Ceton and Hauppauge get their CableCARD OCUR cards out and OEMs begin bundling them, TiVo's days will be numbered. Windows Media Center is an extremely compelling solution. The interface blows TiVo out of the water, and has done for years. To me the biggest draw is the extenders.
One central place for live and recorded TV! |
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