On 2010-10-11 08:03 , Neil Laubenthal wrote:
That means for most of the channels we watch we would have to have to tune the
cable box to the right channel . . .which makes it impossible to program or to
record while watching something else. [...]
If there's a good solution to this problem (i.e., get a real DVR using the Mac
and not requiring another subscription to something or getting the DVR capable
box from Cox) . . .I would love to hear it.
i don't know Cox Cable (i don't use cable at all), but the new TiVo
boxes have dual tuners and cablecard slots, and even the old TiVos can
change channels on a cable box for you; i don't know if the
TiVo/cablecard solution lets you tune two encrypted channels
simultaneously, but if not perhaps you can tune one encrypted and one
non-encrypted channel
personally i doubt the EyeTV experience could match TiVo, and the cost
of TiVo (versus cable and a Mini) is competitive; we dumped cable in
2000 because TiVo plus the local library's DVD collection (plus
streaming more recently) were plenty for us (digital broadcast TV has
only made it better); we now have two TiVos one of which i got used four
years ago -- it cost $100 and has a lifetime subscription, which brings
the subscription cost of the second TiVo down to $7/month; that plus we
were able to trade up our ten-year-old TiVo for a refurb TiVo HD for
$100 a couple years ago (a bit of hassle, though since the first one was
DOA)
so $7/month, no cable fees, and maybe $500 equipment outlay over ten years
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