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New 40gig DirecTV DVR

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:19 pm
by DoPeY5007
so, I just got this today

linky


I will hack it soon ;)

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:44 am
by DoPeY5007
I hacked it over the weekend :D


added a 120giger and put the TiVo soft on so that the USB works :cool :

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:18 am
by d_b
Does the Direct TV Digital Video Recorder replace your existing receiver? Do you just place your card in the new unit and program it? Do I replace the old receiver with the new one?

I see BB has this one. I already have direct TV but am I going to have to pay for any additonal services to record something?

Thought I'd ask here instead of asking the boneheads at BB or CC. :)

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:15 am
by DoPeY5007
the TiVo unit will replace your DirecTV receiver

this is the great thing about it


"Dual tuners let you record 2 shows simultaneously, or watch one while recording another"


it is well worth the extra 4.99 a month for this unit

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:37 pm
by FlyingPenguin
Comcast is going to be offering a DVR starting next month around here in lieu of the digital tuner for a bit extra a month. I think I'm going to try it out.

I have a friend who showed me his DirectTV Tivo and blew me away.

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:26 pm
by DoPeY5007
Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
I have a friend who showed me his DirectTV Tivo and blew me away.
yeah, @ first I was like why do I need that, but now I love the thing, it is a gret buy

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:11 am
by nexus_7
I just use my 9700aiw to record a few shows.

Now that I dont have a LAN run I guess I can even watch some of them. :(

Greg

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:18 am
by DoPeY5007
yes, I was going to do the PC route, but the DirecTV DVR does one thing the PC can't


record two shows @ once, and that is a huge bonus when two people use the thing

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:58 am
by Badmojo
there are 1-2 on windows that use multiple tuners , 0ne for Linux that will record for every card you put in it and only limited by your terrabyte of disk space you bought not wasteing your money on XP :p
but i'd rather not waste electrcity with the PSU and opt for DTV and DTiVo instead atleast you save 5 a mon. not having a standard TIvo

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:30 am
by DoPeY5007
you could do it with a PC, but then you need two DTV reveivers hooked to it, so it is better to get the DTIVO ;)

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 3:16 am
by Busby
My question is will it record in HD even if you don't have a HDTV? Cause that would be some awesome TV show recordings you could move over to the computer and compress using your favorite compressor. I know that HDTV and PDTV rips are the new types of TV show rips that are showing up.

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:31 am
by Badmojo
HD is a different box and takes 10 the space per hour but you dont need a HDTV to view it(because you wont be if your ripping it to ur PC :D ) . and you will only get 480P on your dvd+R
Have my EYE on 26" Phillips wide/flatscreen 450 for non OTA(Bestbuy) and 600 with OTA capabilities(curciut City),but its only for my Xbox :rolleyes: