Jude 2

This isn't entertainment... at least I think so anyway.

I am soooooooooooooo tired of Comcast. I am wanting to buy my own DVR. I know TiVo is kinda pricey and you have to subscribe to TiVo. Is there any other DVR's that you can just purchase and use with your existing TV service without having the extra DVR bill?? I also need it to be a double tuner where I can record 2 shows at once.

Any suggestions?

If you want the ultimate experience go for Tivo anyhow. It's worth the money.

No DVR service really compares with the actual Tivo service.

Cats wrote:

This isn't entertainment... at least I think so anyway.

Wouldn't matter if it was. Sister, right now, I wouldn't move a crippled puppy out of the way of a speeding bus.

Shellie wrote:
Wouldn't matter if it was. Sister, right now, I wouldn't move a crippled puppy out of the way of a speeding bus.

Bless your heart.

I've used TiVo before. I like it.. but I am really looking to save money. It will save me money getting rid of this Comcast box but I don't want to BUY a new TiVo and STILL have a payment monthly on that service as well.

Ilovebigcats wrote:This isn't entertainment... at least I think so anyway.

I am soooooooooooooo tired of Comcast. I am wanting to buy my own DVR. I know TiVo is kinda pricey and you have to subscribe to TiVo. Is there any other DVR's that you can just purchase and use with your existing TV service without having the extra DVR bill?? I also need it to be a double tuner where I can record 2 shows at once.

Any suggestions?

yes.
You can get a DVR that has no "service fees". it works just like a fancy VCR.

I have a tivo system on my main system in the living room and a dvr in the bedroom. Many DVR's come with built in DVD burner, so you can record to DVD what you have recorded to your hard drive/DVR.

RamboPreacher wrote:

Ilovebigcats wrote:This isn't entertainment... at least I think so anyway.

I am soooooooooooooo tired of Comcast. I am wanting to buy my own DVR. I know TiVo is kinda pricey and you have to subscribe to TiVo. Is there any other DVR's that you can just purchase and use with your existing TV service without having the extra DVR bill?? I also need it to be a double tuner where I can record 2 shows at once.

Any suggestions?

yes.
You can get a DVR that has no "service fees". it works just like a fancy VCR.

I have a tivo system on my main system in the living room and a dvr in the bedroom. Many DVR's come with built in DVD burner, so you can record to DVD what you have recorded to your hard drive/DVR.

Is your a dual tuner?? Post a link to what you have.

not dual tuner. it is pretty old, but still works great
http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMRE80H.PDF

It costs much more, but you can also buy a PC with a TV tuner card and Windows Media Center Edition.

I spend a little more time on mine, and have a MythTV box set up (runs linux so it's a steep learning curve).

Cats all I had to do was got to my cable service and pick up the dvr, I think it was next to nothing extra a month. A few dollars and the box was free. I can record multiple shows at a time as well. I love it.
It is the cable and dvr together. I have so many shows recorded at the moment it is awesome.