[mythtv-users] Re: Comcast being coy?

[Alex Brekken]

Agreed. About the only claim to fame that the Comcast DVR box has is that it
will record HD. I don't *think* any of the other cable/satellite provided
DVR's can do that. (yet) If you really want a commercial DVR then go TiVo.

On 10/7/05, Brad Benson <bbenso1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/7/05, Marc Infield <marc at infielddesign.com> wrote:
> >
> > I was also impressed that they only charge $5 more for their DVR, are
> > they any good? I hope not, by the time you add up what I have
> > invested in parts for all my Myth learning it would end being DVR
> > rentals for about 10 years. :)
> >
> >
> No, the Comcast HD-DVR is crap. My sister has one and the storage space is
> severely lacking. I don't recall off hand how many hours it can store, but
> it's not much more than 10, if that. Also, they seem to have a serious bug
> in them. If the DVR is powered off and it is scheduled to record a show it
> will actually begin the recording, but not display to the user that it is
> powered on and working. If you then hit the power button while it is
> recording it will turn on and display video so you can watch TV on the
> second tuner. However, the second tuner is MUTED. I have yet to find a way
> to get it to unmute other than turning off the DVR (which kills whatever
> recording was in progress) and then turning it back on. Also, it clearly has
> two tuners since you can record and watch at the same time, but I also
> haven't yet been able to get it to record two shows at once. If there's two
> tuners in there I see no reason why it shouldn't be able to record two shows
> if I'm not using either of the tuners to watch TV.
>
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