[GRLUG] Experiences with DVR's

[Steve Romanow]

I tinkered with htpc's a bit and ran out of steam for the project.  I
used s2 tivo's a couple of years (thank goodness for PyTivo) and now
have a comcast hd dvr.

Its freedom hating, but it works.

If you want an hd tuner card to tinker with I have one.

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Ron Lauzon <rlauzon at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/31/2010 03:03 PM, Benjamin Flanders wrote:
>>
>> I am looking at replacing my ageing Tivo Series II, Mainly because we now
>> have an HDTV and the Tivo will only record in SD.
>>
>> Do any of you use a homebrew DVR?  I'm just wondering if it is as reliable
>> as the Tivo.  Having the extra functions of MythTV or XBMC like video and
>> music playing from a server would be a great plus, but the main function
>> would be to schedule shows to be recorded.
>>
>> If it won't update schedules or record reliably, I'd probably just get the
>> newest Tivo.
>
> I've been using MythTV for years now with no issues.  It uses Schedules
> Direct for the programming info, which has been pretty accurate.
>
> My current config is a small form factor PC with an HD Home Run for OTA HD
> recording, and a Hauppauge USB WinTV (analog tuner) and IguanaIR (to control
> the cable tuner box) to record Comcast's digital cable.  It would have been
> nice to use the HD Home Run for Comcast, but they encrypt ALL their digital
> cable channels, so you have to use their box.
>
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