RE: Tivo / Sky+/pioneer dvr-5100hs

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxx>]

TiVo is one of the few 'gadgets' I have that has full SWMBO approval,
thoug=
h
I suppose Sky+ is as easy to use, if not quite as intuitive.  I know diddly
about Linux, but fortunately guys on this list do, so there's lot of help
out there to get it set up.
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My only complaint about TiVo is that the menus are getting a bit slow with
the larger HD and TiVoWeb running.  I've no experience of Sky+, so can't
speak for that.
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Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: W T Taylor [mailto:bill-taylor@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 26 October 2003 14:18
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Tivo / Sky+/pioneer dvr-5100hs



M> My choices are=20
M> 1. TiVo with alifetime subscription and Network Upgrade
M> 2. Sky+ (paying =A310 per month)
M> 3.
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetailsnew.asp?modelcode=3DPIO-DVR5100=
HS
<http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetailsnew.asp?modelcode=3DPIO-DVR510=
0HS
>  affiliateid=3D95  pioneer DVR-5100HS.

M> Now I know these all do slightly different things.
M> I also have a KiSS DP500 DVD player on my home network - which I
stream
to from my MP3 server and my DiVX server. What I want to do is ditch my VCR
altogether. Conditions of purchase are SWMBO has
M> to be able to use it - hence why i scotched my plans building a PVR.
M> Finally last question, if I opetd to buy a TiVo how easy is TIVOWEB
to
set up and use ?

Out of options 1 & 2, Sky+ is technically better; it records the
compressed video directly, whereas Tiov re-MPEG codes the analogue
feed resulting in a slight loss of quality. I have a Tivo and have not
used Sky+, but from what I have heard, the Tivo user interface is much
better than the Sky+ one, and it is even easier to use with Tivo web.

Tivoweb is fairly easy to set up, particularly if you have Linux
experience, and is very eassy to use.

Bill