tivo or dvr?

[snowultra]

whose got what? i got tivo, and i love it, but it cost a little more than dvr. so when my contract is up---im switching to dvr.

[SHUVT]

I have dvr through my cable company. Works great and I have no complaints. It is only like 4 bucks more amonths for the dvr cable box.

[thewizeard]

whose got what? i got tivo, and i love it, but it cost a little more than dvr. so when my contract is up---im switching to dvr.

I used to have tivo too, until the contract eggspired.

[Busyman™]

I have DVR but Tivo is better.

Since I switched from Comcast to Fios I have more recording time but Tivo has more time available.

I wish I could buy my DVR. Mine only has 160 GB (up from 120).
When you record a buncha HD shows, that space gets zapped in no time.

I have the Motorola STB (6416 I think). The last 2 digits denote the recording time (add a 0).

The is a 320 GB STB that I'd love to buy. That or if I could add an external hard disk drive to the SATA port.

I noticed that in some cases, I would watch a show just to make sure I had space for the others. That sucks ass.

I wanna be able to record a whole season of Supernatural (IN HD OF COURSE), but also House, 24, Prison Break, Family Guy, etc.

Right now I download stuff that's not in HD (Dresden Files, Stargate SG-1, etc.) and just watch in near HD quality on my DVD player.

[brotherdoobie]

One is hardware,the other is software.

Peace bd

[myron]

just the crappy standard issue comcast motorola hd-dvr here. thing is a piece....

[Busyman™]

just the crappy standard issue comcast motorola hd-dvr here. thing is a piece....

I liked mine. It was shit on recording time is all.

[weenden]

i have two dvr's and another that needs a drive all replaytvs

[kaosfere]

A Tivo *is* a DVR, boss. Digital Video Recorder.

Don't go with one from your cable company. They're almost universally crappy. Either get a Tivo, or build yourself a media PC.

I have a linux music and video jukebox that streams to my SA series 2 Tivo. I'm also working on building a MythTV box so I can break away from paying Tivo every month.

[weenden]

yeah paying for the service suck big time that i agree

[brotherdoobie]

I have DVR but Tivo is better.

Since I switched from Comcast to Fios I have more recording time but Tivo has more time available.

I wish I could buy my DVR. Mine only has 160 GB (up from 120).
When you record a buncha HD shows, that space gets zapped in no time.

I have the Motorola STB (6416 I think). The last 2 digits denote the recording time (add a 0).

The is a 320 GB STB that I'd love to buy. That or if I could add an external hard disk drive to the SATA port.

I noticed that in some cases, I would watch a show just to make sure I had space for the others. That sucks ass.

I wanna be able to record a whole season of Supernatural (IN HD OF COURSE), but also House, 24, Prison Break, Family Guy, etc.

Right now I download stuff that's not in HD (Dresden Files, Stargate SG-1, etc.) and just watch in near HD quality on my DVD player.

I the FIOS service sounds pretty awsome. I like the Multi-Room DVR,that they offer. (You only need one dvr and can pause in one room,while still watching the program in another room.)

I love my Tivo service. (I'm thinking of switching,when fiber optic lines are laid here. :whistling ) Damn you,Verizon...Damn you!

-bd

[Busyman™]

I have DVR but Tivo is better.

Since I switched from Comcast to Fios I have more recording time but Tivo has more time available.

I wish I could buy my DVR. Mine only has 160 GB (up from 120).
When you record a buncha HD shows, that space gets zapped in no time.

I have the Motorola STB (6416 I think). The last 2 digits denote the recording time (add a 0).

The is a 320 GB STB that I'd love to buy. That or if I could add an external hard disk drive to the SATA port.

I noticed that in some cases, I would watch a show just to make sure I had space for the others. That sucks ass.

I wanna be able to record a whole season of Supernatural (IN HD OF COURSE), but also House, 24, Prison Break, Family Guy, etc.

Right now I download stuff that's not in HD (Dresden Files, Stargate SG-1, etc.) and just watch in near HD quality on my DVD player.

I the FIOS service sounds pretty awsome. I like the Multi-Room DVR,that they offer. (You only need one dvr and can pause in one room,while still watching the program in another room.)

I love my Tivo service. (I'm thinking of switching,when fiber optic lines are laid here. :whistling ) Damn you,Verizon...Damn you!

-bd

Yeah the only drawbacks (compared to Comcast) are...

the remote
the guide
the on demand

It's cheaper, has better picture (slightly), and has more recording time.

I still went with 2 separate DVRs vs. getting Muti-room.

Wifey records more things upstairs and I record more things for the big-screen.

It works out nicely. Besides one Multi-room is $20 and one regular STB is $5.

2 regular DVRs are $24 ($12 each).

I like FIOS cuz I get 15 Mbps on the cheap (the video is cheaper than Comcast too).