Tonight on NOVA....

"LD" == Larry Dighera writes:

LD You mean to tell me you don't have a Tevo DVR? It's time to
LD join the 21st century. :-)

You mean you still use TiVo?? You are so last century. There's free
or cheap alternatives that are much better and no monthly fees.
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On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:03:29 -0800, Bob Fry
wrote in :

There's free or cheap alternatives that are much better and no monthly fees.

Got a link?

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:03:29 -0800, Bob Fry
wrote in :

There's free or cheap alternatives that are much better and no monthly fees.

Got a link?

I'd like to see that myself. My TiVo hardware was free, but I pay $5 a
month for the service.

I'm so happy with TiVO, if there's something better and free, I think
I'll crap myself. G

Let's hear it!

B A R R Y wrote:
Larry Dighera wrote:
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:03:29 -0800, Bob Fry
wrote in :

There's free or cheap alternatives that are much better and no
monthly fees.

Got a link?

I'd like to see that myself. My TiVo hardware was free, but I pay $5 a
month for the service.

I'm so happy with TiVO, if there's something better and free, I think
I'll crap myself. G

Let's hear it!
It's not better and it's not completely free but I think what they are
referring to is MythTV. It's a Linux based DVr program. The upside is
that you don't have to pay a monthly service fee for the program data.
The downside is you need to buy a PC with the proper capture cards and
hook it up to your TV.
Since you say your paying 5.00 a month for the TIVO, I'm going to guess
that you have DirectTV. The Myth solution will not work for you as it
won't control your satellite's receiver.

John Theune wrote:
It's not better and it's not completely free but I think what they are
referring to is MythTV. It's a Linux based DVr program. The upside is
that you don't have to pay a monthly service fee for the program data.
The downside is you need to buy a PC with the proper capture cards and
hook it up to your TV.
Since you say your paying 5.00 a month for the TIVO, I'm going to guess
that you have DirectTV. The Myth solution will not work for you as it
won't control your satellite's receiver.

You are correct, and I've heard of that. I see the $5/mo as insanely
reasonable based on the following:

- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- The hardware was free.
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- I have no PC's anywhere near the TV's.
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- If it breaks, DirecTV swaps me for a new one.
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- The whole shebang works seamlessly with DirecTV
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- There is no extra attention or maintenance required.
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.
- My wife understands how to use it and likes it.

For $5/month. G

I was thinking there might be something new I hadn't heard of.

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:19:11 GMT, B A R R Y
wrote in :

I'm so happy with TiVO,

If I had to go back to watching commercials, I'd quit watching TV.

I'm so happy with TiVO,

If I had to go back to watching commercials, I'd quit watching TV.

Who watches commercials? That's why the remote control was
invented!
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http://www.byopvr.com/
http://www.sagetv.com/
http://www.dvrplayground.com/article/12576/

OK, right, maybe not "much" better. Some assembly required. But you
do get your privacy. The only reason Tivo sends your requests back to
HQ is to peddle the info to marketeers. Oh, right, they consolidate
it first. For now.
--
Microsoft: "You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips."

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:01:04 -0800, Bob Fry
wrote in :

The only reason Tivo sends your requests back to
HQ is to peddle the info to marketeers.

The telephone connection isn't required to watch/record TV. It's only
used for Pay Per View, so there's no reason not to disconnect it.

Bob Fry wrote:

OK, right, maybe not "much" better. Some assembly required. But you
do get your privacy. The only reason Tivo sends your requests back to
HQ is to peddle the info to marketeers. Oh, right, they consolidate
it first. For now.

So? None of them have my email address, I'm on every do-not-call list
there is (no junk calls in at least a year), and I recycle the catalogs
that get by my DMA mail preferences before I even bring them in the house.

They know I like "Family Guy", "Mythbusters", and "The Colbert Report".
Every person I know also knows this, and now so do you. Big deal! G

They probably also know I skip all the commercials.

Jeez, I hope they don't figure out how many of us pause to get a good
look at Kari? Or maybe I _do_ want them to know... G

If you're a privacy nut, I'd be much more worried about supermarket and
credit card purchase databases than TiVO.