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In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL | I LIKE! Now I can easily transfer movies over and watch them. Sweet! | |
| | chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA | If you like it get a Media Center PC Nothing 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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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Re: If you like it get a Media Center PC You can actually find 4 different shows that come on at the same time, that are worthy to watch? | |
| | | chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA | Re: If you like it get a Media Center PC not. 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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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Re: If you like it get a Media Center PC Sounds good. | |
| robewhitener
join:2001-06-22
Asheville, NC | Tivo Functionality I 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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bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA
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| Re: 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. | |
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sbhusted
join:2000-05-14
Bethlehem, PA
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| Re: Tivo Functionality 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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bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA
·AT&T Yahoo
| Re: Tivo Functionality 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. | |
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