On Jun 9, 2009, at 6:33 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > I know someone who had a TiVo before she had cable (until six months > ago), so it's not unreasonable to assume it would work with a > digital antenna in place of standard rabbit ears.
Standard rabbit ears CAN be a digital antenna. That's what I have hooked up to the tuner I have connected to my computer. Yes, the high-definition standalone TiVo boxes contain digital tuners and can work with antenna reception only. However, since there's a fairly high monthly service fee involved, TIVo may not appeal to many of those whose households are antenna-only. EchoStar (Dish Network) was supposed to have combination digital converters/simple DVRs for antenna-only users, but I can't find anyplace that's actually offering them for sale, only sites that mention the announcement of the product -- they may have been victims of the TiVo/EchoStar lawsuit. I suspect that anyone who's really serious about a DVR for antenna TV, but not serious enough to pay for TiVo, is using some sort of PC solution. That's what I have on this computer, although I only use it as a backup, since I have a DirecTV HD DVR on my actual TV. -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
