Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Tivo and DVR

[LtWacko (ltwacko]

Ugh, I can record two shows and watch a previously recorded show with my Dish 
DVR on one tv and watch another previously recorded show on another tv all at 
the same time.

In a message dated 09/23/08 04:20:05 Central Daylight Time, ferrari-request 
[at] ferrarilist.com writes:
Just remember another difference between TIVO and DVR. 

TIVO you can record TWO channels and watch an old program 
at the same time.    Try that on DVR.   Many times good shows 
are intentionally placed opposite each other.   And I don't 
watch anything live...watching behind allows skipping over 
commercials easily.   Turns an hour program into 37 minutes. 

In the past, I also posted questions about Tivo, DVR's and DVD recorders.  It 
seemed easiest for me to get the Dish DVR which has 150 hours of recording for 
$5 more per month and the Wal-Mart X-mas special $50 DVD-R (Magnavox) to 
permanently record anything I wanted to keep.  I now also have the $130 
Magnavox for the downstairs tv.  Why the Magnavox units?  Cheap.  Allowed me to 
record copyrighted stuff that my brother's Sony unit couldn't.  Don't know 
exactly why but probably Sony encoded a bunch of their stuff?  I guess if I 
wanted better recording quality/HD, I could spring for the more expensive unit 
but I was happy with TUBE tv's for the longest time.  Also, someone told me on 
the list that the Dish DVR records in the best quality to its hard drive.  It 
was explained to me on the list but I don't remember.  

There are some features I like of my brother's Direct TV HD Tivo, but not 
enough to warrant me to switch from Dish.  Too complicated for me to figure out 
how to hook up all the stuff.

Make sure you record anything you really want to keep permanently ASAP.  I had 
my hard drive fail in my Dish DVR after 3 years and lost a few things.  Good 
thing I saved most of what I wanted before.  Replacement was free but now I am 
even more diligent permanently saving my programs to DVD.  (Did I just jinx 
someone?)

Rodney