RE: Low Cost PVR Box, was: RE: Showshifter vs. Tivo - the final score, Sky + Wins

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

"Basically, I feel the need for my video recordings to be accessible f= rom the
PC. (and not by using an analog video out.. sheesh you might as well just use a VCR at that point) I'd like to be able to schedule recordings from anywhere, inclduing my desk, so it would be nice if the PVR was web
accesible also."

Add a TurboNet (about =A360), and voila :-)


However, like you, I'm waiting. The way I see it - these things are only go= ing to come down in price, particularly once replayTV launches in the UK, a= nd there's some competition to TiVo.

M.


-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Lowe [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 25 May 2002 21:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: Low Cost PVR Box, was: RE: [ukha_d] Showshifter vs. Tivo -
the final score, Sky + Wins


Show shifter doesn't really cut it either.. It just has more possibilty of<= BR> being *able* to do cool stuff..

Basically, I feel the need for my video recordings to be accessible from th= e
PC. (and not by using an analog video out.. sheesh you might as well just use a VCR at that point) I'd like to be able to schedule recordings from anywhere, inclduing my desk, so it would be nice if the PVR was web
accesible also.

Skipping adverts is a must, but using an *open* file structure and
compression system is also important. Season Pass or soemthing like it woul= d
be astounding.
add multi-channel capability and a search engine capable of taking english<= BR> words and finding related scenes. an IMDB tie-in with cast info would be nice too, and a hyperlinkable system so I can leave what I'm watching where=
I am, and go watch the other thing this actor is in that I was thinking of,=
then come back to here later, possibly in a few days.

oh yeah, and can it have my entire home dvd/video collection encoded for instant access?

Like I said, I'm not that impressed by Tivo. but I have to admit, SS ain't<= BR> exactly floating my boat either...

Ian.


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 25 May 2002 10:42
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Low Cost PVR Box, was: RE: [ukha_d] Showshifter vs. Tivo -
the final score, Sky + Wins


> Worth noting: this is not some "cobble together" ( ;) at Mar= k M) It's a
very
> capable AV PC.. the "flakiness" comes entirely from the soft= ware.

I was talking more about cobbling the other systems to it Ian, like IR
control.

What functionality do you want that TiVo doesn't provide and SS does?

M.



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