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Jan 16, 2007View in Crawl 4
At least in the DirecTivo case, Myth TV doesn't make sense economically. The DirecTivo subscription fee is $5/month. If you wanted to build a MythTV box and retain dual tuners, you'd have to pony up for a second DirecTV receiver... which also runs $5/month. So there is zero month cost savings going with MythTV vs. DirecTivo if you want to keep dual tuner capability (and who wouldn't?).Then there's the video quality issue. DirecTivo units record the encoded satellite signal directly and then decode on the fly when you're playing back the recording. This avoids a lossy transcoding step. On a DirecTivo, recorded programs are 100% identical in quality to live programs.
If you can't see how a DVR is the best invention ever for a sports fanatic, then you've never had a girlfriend who during the Final Four decides that now is the only time to watch Mona Lisa Smiles and if you don't watch it with her she's going to start crying or nagging or using your credit card to go on an online shopping spree.Life before TiVo was so hard - I owe a lot of avoided fights with the ball and chain due to the TiVo.
Heh, I still use a VCR but only to record stuff and playback. I don't have a TiVo, Replay, etc. I do have a computer that has a software PVR (DVB VIewer) for my HDTV tuner. I used to use ATI's MultiMedia Center (MMC) for my Radeon 9800 Pro AIW card. I just hate the subscription fees in TiVo and others. I don't even have cable and satellite (good old rabbit ears and bowtie antennae).
I will not go back. I watch mostly sports, have a dual tuner tivo. I can watch 2 games at once (typically there are 2 games on at a time) and not miss any action. I just pause one and switch to the other while the commercials start and then do the same for the other. 30 second skip is a must. Sports has never been better with a Tivo, reason enough to get one.
Ok, i've got a question. I have the DirecTivo HR10-250 which i love but for one issue. I don't have local channels in HD. When the install guy from Directv came he told me that the $50 install of a local antenna on my roof would not give me reception. [he essentially was nice and saved me from spending $50]. I don't want to upgrade to the HR20 because the Directv User Interface is terrible and my wife is used to the Tivo UI. Is there another way to get these local channels in HD without giving up my tivo? fyi. We live in SF, CA and like agrahimi i won't switch to cable.
anand999Jan 16, 2007
At least in the DirecTivo case, Myth TV doesn't make sense economically. The DirecTivo subscription fee is $5/month. If you wanted to build a MythTV box and retain dual tuners, you'd have to pony up for a second DirecTV receiver... which also runs $5/month. So there is zero month cost savings going with MythTV vs. DirecTivo if you want to keep dual tuner capability (and who wouldn't?).Then there's the video quality issue. DirecTivo units record the encoded satellite signal directly and then decode on the fly when you're playing back the recording. This avoids a lossy transcoding step. On a DirecTivo, recorded programs are 100% identical in quality to live programs.
hagrinJan 16, 2007
If you can't see how a DVR is the best invention ever for a sports fanatic, then you've never had a girlfriend who during the Final Four decides that now is the only time to watch Mona Lisa Smiles and if you don't watch it with her she's going to start crying or nagging or using your credit card to go on an online shopping spree.Life before TiVo was so hard - I owe a lot of avoided fights with the ball and chain due to the TiVo.
antdudeJan 16, 2007
Heh, I still use a VCR but only to record stuff and playback. I don't have a TiVo, Replay, etc. I do have a computer that has a software PVR (DVB VIewer) for my HDTV tuner. I used to use ATI's MultiMedia Center (MMC) for my Radeon 9800 Pro AIW card. I just hate the subscription fees in TiVo and others. I don't even have cable and satellite (good old rabbit ears and bowtie antennae).
digital_ronJan 17, 2007
Thank you...My wife try to make me seem like I was crazy because I did that.
eurokc98Jan 17, 2007
I will not go back. I watch mostly sports, have a dual tuner tivo. I can watch 2 games at once (typically there are 2 games on at a time) and not miss any action. I just pause one and switch to the other while the commercials start and then do the same for the other. 30 second skip is a must. Sports has never been better with a Tivo, reason enough to get one.
dugeasyFeb 7, 2007
Ok, i've got a question. I have the DirecTivo HR10-250 which i love but for one issue. I don't have local channels in HD. When the install guy from Directv came he told me that the $50 install of a local antenna on my roof would not give me reception. [he essentially was nice and saved me from spending $50]. I don't want to upgrade to the HR20 because the Directv User Interface is terrible and my wife is used to the Tivo UI. Is there another way to get these local channels in HD without giving up my tivo? fyi. We live in SF, CA and like agrahimi i won't switch to cable.
satelliteearsApr 1, 2007
I can't believe these hacks existed and i actually knew nothing of them. I thought it is impossible.