#1 Anyone use a DVR? What do you use?
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:37 am
I've been a Tivo fan for over 10 years. Started with a few Series 2 with upgraded drives to store several hundred hours of SD each and having multi-room viewing/transfer was the kicker. Could record more than we would ever watch. Using several 2 tuner Premieres (HD) now. Considering upgrading one to a Roamio w/6 tuners just for the added multi-tuner capability. I've tried Time Warner Cable's DVR's with Whole Home DVR and they stunk. My experience was that the TWC box is buggier than Tivo and the UI is just too basic. Considered DTV Genie but couldn't find many objective comparisons. I also use the Tivo Desktop app to function as mediaserver for the Tivos. I rip all my DVDs and can play them from any Tivo as easily as watching a recorded TV show. Yes, I'm a Tivo fan, but I am looking for opinions about other DVRs and services. And yes, a Tivo subscription cost $, but we record so much other content, we don't spend any $ on PPV and only occasionally rent new release DVD for $1 from Redbox. What say ye?