do jah know if the comcast HD-DVR can be hacked in the same manner? i know that the usb port on the front has to be there for *something*
tw On 3/15/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You don't "have" to use one of theirs, but theirs are the only ones that > have the DTV decoders in them, so if you actually want to be able to have it > flip to a specific channel and record something, you have to use theirs. > > The good news is they are much cheaper than they used to be. Don't settle > for paying list on their site, call them up and see what kind of deal they > will give you. Just mention that you want a DVR but you are thinking about > switching to cable to get one. > > Once you get one, if you are in the mood to hack the thing, you can add all > sorts of capabilities to it. I have mine hacked to add wireless networking > support, record shows unencrypted so I can pull them off and burn them to > DVD. It has ftp servers for movies and for the general root filesystem. It > also has a web server so I can log in remotely and tell it to record stuff. > It even has a feature so I can stream shows to my pc, though I don't usually > bother with that. If you are interested in it, there is a whole underground > of legal hacking to the Tivo at www.dealdatabase.com. > > --------------- > Rob Munn > www.funkymojo.com > > On 3/15/06, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > My wife and I are considering getting a DVR. We have DirecTV Satellite > > service. Does anyone know if they force you to use one of their DVRs > > or can you pick up any 3rd party DVR? > > If it's the later, does anyone have good recommendations for a good > > DVR, preferably one that will allow us to burn movies to a DVD and > > being able to watch a show while recording another show would be cool > > too. > > > > > > Thanks for the help > > > > GM > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200179 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
