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Discussion in 'Technology' started by enzo thecat, May 6, 2010.

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  1. enzo thecat

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    #1 enzo thecat, May 6, 2010
    I have the comcast dvrs and they are the worst piece of sht you can imagine. I pay $200 per month and hate these dvrs to the core. I went to look at TIVo and found that to use a TIVO box, I have to pay comcast a 3$ per month fee per box for the cable card (no big deal) AND I have to pay TIVO a $13 fee per month PER BOX!!! That seems ridiculous to me. A VCR with 2 monthly subscriptions...WTF? People actuallly accept that? Anyway, is there another option that doesn't have a monthly fee? I know I'll still have to pay comcast the monthly fee for the card, but there has to be a dvr out there without a monthly fee associated with the machine.
     
  2. GrigioGuy

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    #2 GrigioGuy, May 6, 2010
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    #3 the_stig, May 12, 2010
    Build or re-purpose a PC to do the job. There are several different flavors of open source software to make your own DVR. Keeping listings up-to-date may be a bit challenging and may require subscribing to a service but, other than that, it's easy.
    I've used gb-pvr and another popular one is MythTV but you can google for others.
     
  4. forgeahead

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    #4 forgeahead, May 12, 2010
    Get Apple TV.
     
  5. powerpig

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    #5 powerpig, May 12, 2010
    Can you record on it? I thought it was mainly for itunes content.
     
  6. roach

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    #6 roach, May 12, 2010
    Tivo use to offer a product called Tivo basic which had no monthly fees. Catch was you couldn't do season pass or record anything beyond 3 days. They're typically part of a DVD player and you can find them on eBay now and then. I have a Toshiba one that works but it only runs on analog cable...
     
  7. Jedi

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    #7 Jedi, May 12, 2010
    I use windows Media Center with a cable box... records GREAT. Downside? The only
    option is that annoying wmv-ms format - can only be viewed on the computer that
    recorded the show... unless someone knows a workaround...

    Jedi
     
  8. powerpig

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    #8 powerpig, May 12, 2010
    http://tversity.com/home/
     
  9. 356racing

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    #9 356racing, May 15, 2010
    I have a Panasonic dvd recorder with built in DVR. It has a hard drive for recording and then you can burn the shows off to dvd.
     

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