OK, you DVR pimps, I´m giving it a shot

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:19 pm

All right, all you DVR/TiVo pimps, my local TimeWarner has a deal where you can try DVR service for a month for free before deciding whether to keep it.
 
 So why not -- what the hell? I´m getting my DVR installed Thursday and will see if the TV Red Sea parts.
 
 I´m holding off on getting a dish until at least April. TimeWarner´s local sports channel is the exclusive telecaster of around 10 Syracuse basketball games this season, and my wife and I don´t want to miss those.
 
 Plus I have a sneaky suspicion that an installer might not be willing to do as quality of a job on a snow-covered roof in 10-degree temperatures as he might when it´s sunny and 60 in late April. Paranoid, but it´s a legit concern with me.
 
 Take care,
 PK

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:31 pm

Well, let us know how it turns out. We´ll just see if the theory about not really appreciating the power of a DVR until you´ve got one holds true.
 
 I agree with you about the Dish installation delay...that´s another great thing about So. Cal...we don´t exactly have those concerns. Our installers just have to worry about the roof caving in when we have that huge 10.0 earthquake someday.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:37 pm

The only thing about those DVRs rolled out by the cable companies is that they´re pretty generic or bare when it comes to the interface.
 
 They may lack some niceties like dual tuners or things like Season Passes. The Tivo recommendations I don´t use but I know a lot of people are into them.
 
 But the price is hard to beat, as there´s no up-front costs and the monthly service fee seems reasonable (even if the program guide and features aren´t nearly as nice).
 
 I may try an HDTV DVR from Comcast pretty soon but only because I get HBO and Showtime in HD for free and because the HD Tivo is suppose to be $1000 when it comes out in March.

Cincinnati_Kid · Post by **Cincinnati_Kid** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:10 pm

dont forget to program lil shows like pardon the interuption etc
 
 that you would other wise miss or overlook on a day to day basis
 
 but may have liked to have seen....
 
 PIT can literally be watched in a lil over 15 minutes when you can speed through commercial free
 
 great example this weekend i had to work during all the games so i recorded them ....luckily never heard any of the results came right home each night ...played them without going online too see any results watches 4 great football game in a little over 5 hours play time
 
 no commercials,no studio shows,no huddles
 
 made 4 action packed games even more exciting

Arkin710 · Post by **Arkin710** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:14 pm

PK:
 
 I have been a longtime DVR user. I started out with a Tivo -- for which I had numerous mechanical problems (i.e. the modem repeatedly burned out and the hard drive crashed once) and then moved onto a Replay TV, which I generally liked, though the interface was more rudimentary and the conflict resolution was subpar. Then the hard drive was corrupted when it was upgrading to a new version of the system software.
 
 I then received the Time Warner DVR, which I have to say I really like. Although the interface is very basic, and some of the refinements of the other brands are missing, I have to say I actually prefer this unit for one important reason -- the Time Warner DVR lets you record two live programs at once. None of the others -- except some of the satellite Tivos -- let you do that.
 
 For me, I can care less about the thumbs up mentality of Tivo or the commercial advance feature of the Replay TV (though I liked it). I have no problem going through the program guide and selecting the shows I want to record. You should be very pleased.

Cincinnati_Kid · Post by **Cincinnati_Kid** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:09 pm

i had tivo for a little over a year
 
 i now have DVR thats offered by my local digital cable company Brighthouse
 
 i find them too be equal across the board in what one has too offer over the other
 
 and as much as i thought i would never enjoy the DVR as much as i had Tivo when i had it
 
 i find that i actually much prefer it......mine offers recording two programs at the same time which is fantastic on weekends when i work and say 2 games are playing on two different networks at the sametime it also has a few other little things that have won me over
 
 but bottom line its apples n oranges as both are fantastic in there own way......
 
 if forced too give up gaming consoles or dvr
 
 i wouldnt be a gamer anymore

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:58 pm

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 On 2004-01-12 18:09, Cincinnati_Kid wrote:
 if forced too give up gaming consoles or dvr
 
 i wouldnt be a gamer anymore
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 Whoa whoa whoa...slow down there buddy. Just go back to a damn VCR, even though they are quite archaic after you play with a DVR/Tivo. I think you just jumped off the deep end bro and I´m not sure a lot of guys are following you.

Toper · Post by **Toper** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 12:19 am

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 On 2004-01-12 19:58, dbdynsty25 wrote:

On 2004-01-12 18:09, Cincinnati_Kid wrote:
 if forced too give up gaming consoles or dvr
 
 i wouldnt be a gamer anymore
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 Whoa whoa whoa...slow down there buddy. Just go back to a damn VCR, even though they are quite archaic after you play with a DVR/Tivo. I think you just jumped off the deep end bro and I´m not sure a lot of guys are following you.

I´m a long-time Tivo user, and I would NEVER go back to using a VCR. Compared to DVRs, the image quality, slow search speed, and programming interface just doesn´t cut it anymore.
 
 In my house, the VCR has gone to "analog heaven" along with my audio cassette tapes...they have become obsolete to me the moment I entered the 21st century. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_wink.gif">
 
 Toper [ This message was edited by: Toper on 12-01-2004 20:21 ]

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:13 am

I wouldn´t necessarily say I would give up gaming before giving up a DVR but I use the DVR every day whereas I don´t necessarily play games every day.

Cincinnati_Kid · Post by **Cincinnati_Kid** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:25 am

lol///no im serious
 
 i literally use it daily considering the hours i work or my son uses it or christine
 
 with the crazy hours i work and the amount it allows me too remain an advid sports fan keep up on a couple of the better tv shows and catch movies on a whim that i would enjoy rather than be stuck watching boring crap in the middle of the night when im unwinding from my closing shifts
 
 i get many more hours of enjoyment out of it then i do gaming
 
 im just saying if i had too get rid of one or the other.....dvr for me but i fell off the deep end long ago
 
 theres really only a very small handfull of games that really truley keep my interest in the hobby so it isnt that much of a leep of faith for me too choose one over the other
 
 besides whats it matter i have the best of both worlds anyways <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_wink.gif">
 
 as for a vcr.......dont even own one anymore
 
 and have or am in the process of giving away all of my tape collection

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:02 pm

Just want to say that this weekend, I was SOOOOO glad I had the TiVo. Even though I was working 14 hr. days all weekend, I was able to watch the Saturday´s games Saturday night (sort of, kinda dozed off once and a while), thanks to the ol´ TiVo. Just a handful of button presses, and voila, games recorded with ease. (Oh, and I missed the Panthers´ winning TD, even though I added a bunch of time for OT, I could only add so much with the 2nd game right after. Still, it was great to see as much as I did.)
 
 Monday was great- I woke up, and started watching the games. In my world it was 1pm Sunday, even though it was Monday! Watched at a normal pace (huddles and everything, I like the rhythm of football), and with no commercials, no halftimes!
 
 Just superb; once again, TiVo works its wonders. What a great quartet of ball games, too! I´m glad I didn´t miss ´em!