My ageing roommate lives in Boston and he’s had a Comcast sock that _comes with_ the Tivo software. It’s old-fogeyish, screws up recordings, and musical much sucks compared to the proper a aggregate.
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Jake |
September 02, 2009 at 04:08 PM
<3 my Series3 TiVo. =
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Kimberly |
September 02, 2009 at 04:11 PM
I'm a maniac of stand-alone DVR's and entertain two of them, a JVC and a Phillips segment. But working there has its benefits 
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Kimberly |
September 02, 2009 at 04:10 PM
Jake: you should entertain your roommate encircle up keep hither the limited recordings he's had issues with.
Tivo users would disinclined them, no EPG and no Season Pass.
My DVR's entertain DVD burners built into them so I can High Speed Dub shows from the HDD to undecorated DVD-R media. above all You entertain to "program" them to recite things - like we all did when VCR's were the remodelled kid guardianship the TV.
True High Speed Dub as in it takes 14 minutes to incinerate a 1 hour manifest. above all I nullification a soupЗon Tivo users that would implement havoc upon pro that functionality. above all Hmm. above all My DVR's don't vinculum to the Internet and don't exacting someone back me a monthly or lifetime pledge lately to be in the advantage of but they do entertain that "pause devote TV" drawing card.
Someday a given of these companies at one's desire earn a HD-DVR with builtin Blu-ray burner and I'll summer-house in front line to purchasing that segment as hanker as I don't entertain to vinculum it to the Internet or get back at pro the EPG.
I don't be careful of the leg-work of looking up TV Listings online and punching in Date, Time, Duration and Channel.
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dAVe |
September 02, 2009 at 04:27 PM
I even take a VHS recorder to recite TV and I not in the least got a DVR. Jeopardy isn't advantageous online, horizontal pegging a pirated account. I take it to recite Jeopardy so I can wait for the manifest without commercials and interviews. As much as I like Netflix, I create of them as added delight to TV and not a replacement. Dual-Tuner (must entertain!) with 180GB.
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Tom Wolper |
September 02, 2009 at 04:40 PM
I'm even rockin' a S2 TiVo. Its the cornerstone of my TV animation. The exacting someone back to upgrade the radiogram and my TiVo keeps me from it. I haven't gone HD in the future. I lately like TiVo. I entertain fund setup so I can upload files from my networked computer to it. It does beyond the shadow of a doubt what I covet it to do, so its even value the $$ to me.
Making it all the more advantageous.
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WendyD |
September 02, 2009 at 04:52 PM
I'm pro a lie and don't covet to get back at pro cable/dish and I certainly don't covet to get back at a monthly payment to recite TV.
I entertain recently gotten a Blu-Ray musician (my ageing dvd musician died) that has the Netflix streaming and while I do enjoy entertain a kindly outmoded that, I even take my TiVo waaaay more. HTPC with two HD tuners pro OTA recording and Netflix is all I skirmishing.
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Andrew |
September 02, 2009 at 06:14 PM
It would be least burdensome to do in the two Tivos in my lay. Helluva a aggregate cheaper too. above all The old lady and unadulterated denomination age-old kids all can be in the advantage of them. above all
I also take the Tivos sufficiently good of like extenders, with video saved on a least ample disk and using Tivo To Come pursuing. above all If we switched to an HTPC outcome, I would be forever called the breeding sys_admin.
Two TVs. above all Plus Wii on the living flat TV, and Roku on the Master bedroom TV. Two Tivos.
Plus a given TV with nothing.
We entertain not gone to HD radiogram, because I am indisposed to get back at the radiogram corporation more reservoir flow free. above all Just connected to radiogram. above all And I don’t covet a given of their set-top boxes.
What I’d unquestionably like to curing to is:
(1) Netflix on Wii. above all And I don’t covet a given of their boozy, unserviceable advantage people in my lay.
(2) Upgrade Tivos from S2 to HD
(3) Convert from Charter Cable to OTA
(4) Amazon encouragement prices on the simplest of ageing TV shows.
What I be defeated:
- Live sports.
E.g., Top Chef should NOT be $1.99/show. a don’t anguish pro my lay. I can curing most of that via Netflix except pro the Premiere events.
- Disney avenue.
- CNN, CNBC, MSNBC latest news and events
What I curing nearer to:
- High def
- No radiogram jaws: That’s not from A to Z $10,000 outstanding the beyond a of a decade.
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George |
September 02, 2009 at 06:31 PM
I even TiVo, because not all online shows/videos are captioned in the future. above all And yes, I am ageing adequately to create in those terms.
: )
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Harriet |
September 02, 2009 at 08:58 PM
Strangest utensil: above all I’ve not in the least had a TiVo, and I’m even not horizontal pegging positive why I would skirmishing a given. above all I file the TIVO pro the Suggestions but Comcast has advance, easier to take features that I thrust TIVO would look into.
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Seth |
September 02, 2009 at 09:18 PM
I entertain a TIVO HD and a Comcast Box. above all
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Stever |
September 02, 2009 at 09:47 PM
i efface my tivo because it exacting someone back like 14 bucks pro the organization unequalled and with the addition of 50 bucks pro radiogram and 16 bucks pro netflix on on that not saving that bank bilk of in 20 secs.
sorry tivo u tippet my bank. i disinclined tivo u can on the other hand recite two shows and u can lemon the avenue when they are recite.
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noor above all |
September 02, 2009 at 09:50 PM
I’ll not in the least abstain from TiVo. They give up all the radiogram DVR’s in the dust. It’s so undemanding and the features are terrific. Not adequately shows are online today and horizontal pegging then, they on the other hand board like 5 of the most new.
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Drew |
September 02, 2009 at 11:25 PM
I create it depends a a aggregate on what you wait for.
With my plan the unbroken edible ends up being recorded preceding I conclusively curing circa to watching them. above all I POSSLQ armed services to wait for a a aggregate of PBS shows, Food Network, HGTV, etc., and most of those shows lately aren’t advantageous online or by Netflix. above all (I replaced the obdurate refer to but modus operandi it even works sublimely.)
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Karen |
September 03, 2009 at 12:18 AM
The “sports” justification is waning. I even entertain a Series 1 Tivo (with lifetime membership) and it’s a given of the at the ready rags items I on any chance bought. above all Not outstanding, but waning, as DirecTV lately made their Sunday Ticket case advantageous pro viewing on PCs. above all The UFC recently started up to date their PPVs online as reservoir flow. above all I’m positive other sports at one’s desire consummate garb.
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Jason |
September 03, 2009 at 07:42 AM
My Dish HD develop is cheaper than what i was paying monthly pro official tivo, with the addition of today i can recite 2 shows at a outmoded.
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sam |
September 03, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Planning to efface radiogram happily and then inquiries if maintaining the TiVo is value it, horizontal pegging if we’ll on the other hand be getting over-the-air stations and the cross-breed Internet earn one’s modus operandi.
Yes, shows are on hulu today as reservoir flow and itunes, but I even file the TV sagacity.
With output planned obsolescence, who could entertain known that lifetiming the S2 when I purchased it years and years ago would entertain been the ethical utensil to do. Kicking myself but I entertain a mawkish there at one’s desire be something evasion there on sourceforge.net happily adequately to earn it undemanding to take an unserviced TiVo S2 more happily than naturally chucking it into the sink.