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- How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVo
- Recently my house was struck by lightning and one of my TiVo boxes got zapped among other things. I had decided to try replacing it with a generic DVR from Time Warner Cable. Boy, was that a mistake. I wanted to like the Time Warner...
- Tags: TiVo Inc., Button, Digital Video Recorder, Play, Scientific Atlanta DVR, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
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- Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?
- Optimum Online's $99 per month Ultra DOCSIS 3.0 service is one of fastest residential broadband offerings available today. But is it really "Up to" 101Mbps as advertised? As I mentioned in a post last week about broadband service outages, Last Friday, I was...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Router, Network, Adobe PDF, Broadband, Server, NetGear, Ultra DOCSIS 3.0, CISCO DPC3000, Speed Test, OOKLA, SRXN3205, Network Technology, Routers & Switches, Modems, Home Networking, Cable, Firewalls, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVo
- How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVoI think you meant..."With the TiVo DVR, whatever you programmed in last takes priority." From context I think you mean that this happens with the Time Warner SA DVR, since on a TiVo by default new SPs get the *lowest* priority...
- Tags: DVR, Digital video, OK IT, TiVo Inc., digital video recorder
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels
- DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channelsHow good is Dish's Service/Performance?I'm about ready to leave Cable again. Usability features of their Scientific Atlanta DVR boxes is very, VERY weak.How does Dish's HD DVR stack up to Tivo and the SA Sara-based boxes?RE: DISH Network launches satellite, promises more...
- Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Network technology, Dish Network, satellite, network, digital video recorder
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- So long Time Warner Cable, hello DIRECTV
- With a move pending in two weeks, my wife and I had to confront a bunch of issues - renovating the new apartment, finding movers, and of course the most important one of all - deciding whether or not to stick with Time Warner Cable, or make the jump to...
- Tags: Time Warner Inc., Phone, DirecTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Set-top shakeup is in the cards
- Set-top shakeup is in the cardsSelf Serving Pap from Paxton[i]"There really aren't any benefits to consumers," said Mike Paxton, an analyst with In-Stat.[/i]Bullshit. I have an HDTV with CableCard built in. Yet I still have to rent a box from Comcast because they won't make CableCard work right....
- Tags: Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Set-top shakeup, cable, CableCard, set-top, cable card, Paxton, TV
- Discussion threads 2007-07-01
- Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless - TV tuner / video input adapter - 802.11g
- When Monsoon Multimedia released its Hava Wireless HD product in 2006, the company made no attempt to hide the fact that it was largely a "proof of concept" device. In other words, they were highly interested in licensing the product to a larger company with better brand recognition. Flash...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, TV & Home Theater, IEEE 802.11g, adapter, TV, TV Tuner, Pinnacle, wireless, Slingbox, HAVA Wireless HD, Wireless HD, Pinnacle PCTV, PCTV, video, PC
- Product reviews 2007-04-25
- SanDisk V-Mate
- In 2006, we reviewed a nifty little accessory from Neuros that allowed you to take video that's output from just about any analog video source and convert it to an MPEG-4 video file that's suitable for viewing on portable devices such as the iPod with video, the Sony PSP, and...
- Tags: Memory, Consumer electronics, SanDisk V-Mate, video, SanDisk Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-01-30
- Is Apple Out to Kill Tivo?
- Is Apple Out to Kill Tivo?QualityFact is internet video quality still sucks. Until we get HDTV quality video without buffers, we're tied to broadcast TV. When FiOS gets out here, though, I'm all over that.MisleadingYou stated that the average american watches 4.5 hours of TV/day, which would be 30.5 hours...
- Tags: DVR, TVs, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, AT&T Corp., TiVo Inc., TV, digital video recorder, Apple Inc., Apple TV, cable
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Monsoon Multimedia Hava Wireless HD
- Whether you call it placeshifting or remote viewing, there is a small but growing number of products that let you watch your home TV from a far-flung location via any broadband Internet connection. Sony pioneered the field with its LocationFree TV products, only to be made the underdog by savvy...
- Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows XP, TV & Home Theater, Cable, Hava, Slingbox, HAVA Wireless HD, Monsoon, wireless
- Product reviews 2006-11-08
- Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 Plus
- Neuros likens its MPEG-4 recorders to mini digital VCRs. While that description may not be entirely accurate, these little black boxes do take video that's output from just about any copy-protection-free analog video source and convert it into a MPEG-4 video file that's suitable for viewing on portable devices such...
- Tags: Recorder 2, recorder, Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2, video
- Product reviews 2006-09-14
- Universal Remote Control R2-Mini Remote-N-Go
- Plenty of universal remote controls offer a wide array of sophisticated features--everything from PC-programming options to color LCD touch screens--but some cost more than any average TV, are the size of a laptop PC, and require a certified home installer to set up. It's refreshing, then, to see a model...
- Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cable, Network technology, R2-Mini, TV
- Product reviews 2006-04-03
- Sling Media Slingbox
- Editors' note:The Slingbox model reviewed here (model SB100-100, aka "Slingbox Classic") is no longer produced, though remaining inventory will continue to be sold. It's been replaced by a trio of second-generation models. Despite all the advances of the past couple of years, watching your favorite TV show can still be...
- Tags: Network technology, DVR, Digital video, Slingbox, cable, Sling Media
- Product reviews 2006-03-23
- Scientific-Atlanta MCP-100
- The Scientific-Atlanta MCP-100 may not look all that sexy on the outside, but if you're a cable subscriber, this set-top box should give you reason to salivate. That's because the MCP-100 is an HD DVR that also has a built-in DVD burner. We heard about this one long before the...
- Tags: DVR, Digital video, Consumer electronics, digital video recorder, DVD, Scientific-Atlanta MCP-100, Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
- Product reviews 2006-01-10
- Forgent sues cable companies over DVR patent
- Forgent sues cable companies over DVR patentThe new world business model: SUE!It just seems wrong that a company can sit back and wait until something becomes the defacto industry standard and gains a huge market, and only THEN step forward and start suing everyone in sight.I looked at the...
- Tags: cable, patent, Forgent, digital video recorder
- Discussion threads 2005-07-14
- Five tech firms face crossroads
- Five tech firms face crossroads"TiVo faces rising competition from cable providers"Um, no. They don't.Anyone who has a Scientific Atlanta DVR box from their cable company knows that they are NO match for Tivo whatsoever in most area's. They have a few tricks up their sleeve, but it's terribly...
- Tags: DVR, Cable, TVs, TV & Home Theater, advertisement, TiVo Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-09-08
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