Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Tivo & DVR

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

i could not live without HD.....

Robert W. Garven Jr.
rgarven [at] gmail.com


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On Sep 22, 2008, at 4:26 PM, LarryT wrote:

> Thx to Paul and Stephen (so far) - the info you provided is very  
> helpful.  I
> haven't paid much attention to this new technology and without help  
> it can
> be hard to understand the literature -  afterall, the sales lit.  
> will say it
> can do everything but dance the Somba ;-)
>
> OK - looks like the $13/mo is the only plan offered - I assumed  
> there was
> more there than it was.
>
> That's very helpful to know about the recording of stuff from HBO/ 
> Starz, etc
> on TV -  We like to record stuff so we can watch it at our own pace  
> later -
> never any intertion to steal anything -
>
> And we can live without HD -
>
> Which reminds me - was reading the Crutchfield catalog - an  
> excellent source
> of info BTW, and I found this the ultimate in absurdity -  They have  
> a table
> of the types of TV's, LCD, Plasma and rear projection with the pros  
> and
> cons.  Under pro's it listed the Flat Plasma as having  "lifelike  
> color that
> is closest to conventional tube TV's"  @!!!  Son of a witch!  All  
> this money
> and effort spent converting the nations TVs and their signals and  
> what do we
> end up with?  Something as good as what we've had for 50 years!
>
> I can only hope they intended their comment to convey a different  
> situation,
> but that's exactly what it says.  It's probably on the Crutchfield  
> website
> if anyone cares to look -
> Or maybe I;m the only one who sees it as so ironic -
>
> OK, So I can pick a DVR that doesn't record HD but *has* ethernet  
> and/or USB
> ports so I can hook up my laptop.
>
> Thx agn for all the help - looks like it's just a matter of finding  
> features
> and  disk size.  The unfortunate thing is, unless I buy a DVR on  
> eBay or
> such I'll be stuck with the DVR that "does it all" - namely it  
> records in
> HD.
> ;-)
>
> Take Care,
> Larry T
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Bennett" <pbennett [at] macnet.com>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Tivo & DVR
>
>
> > > Howdy - Getting ready to join the rest of the world and buy a DVR  
> > > and I'm
> > > considering springing for a Tivo service also -
> > > Ya'll are always so knowledgable about this stuff I thought I'd  
> > > see what
> > > you suggest -
> > > Tivo has a plan for $12.95/mo or $129/yr - is there any reason to  
> > > buy a
> > > more expensive plan?
> > > I've been pricing DVR's also - some come with tivo as part of the  
> > > package.
> > > The lower priced ($149) has a Tivo Series II Dual TunerDigital  
> > > Recorder
> > > w/80 hr cap HD.  This will give 80 hours of recording time - whch  
> > > looks
> > > like enough to me -
> > > However, obviousdly there will be some programs I;ll want to save  
> > > - since
> > > it comes with ethernet & USB ports I assume I can download  
> > > programs into
> > > my computer network?
> > > Once in the puter I'm sure I can put it on a DVD.
> >
> > Check out Weaknees.com before committing - they sell boxes.
> > If you go with DirectTV you can only lease the box, not own it,
> > hence not modify it.
> >
> > Know that DVR software lacks some of the good features of TIVO.
> > Don't mix DVR and TIVO in the same sentence....they aren't the same.
> >
> > !! Important - TIVO just announced a contract with DTV to develope  
> > an HD
> > TIVO and
> > might be worth the wait.
> >
> > I just upgraded my series I TIVO (160G hd) and just wish it were  
> > series II
> > with USB...
> > IMHO that's the best system out there if you can live without HD.
> >
> > Re plans...don't know what you are referring to about more expensive
> > plan...
> > I've had the 2 receiver TIVO plan since day 1 and it's as you quote  
> > now
> > $13/mo
> > and only more expensive is adding HBO or Stars etc...
> >
> >
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