DVR reccomendations?

ThatJimGuy wrote on 12/1/2004, 9:31 AM

Wow, I am so sick of VCR's and want a DVR (I often put my favortie shows on DVD for personal use).

The problem is that I live in a Motor Home and have no land-line phone connection, only cellular. So TiVO and Replay are OUT! I heard there are some that use TV guide air-broadcast guide updates. What I DON'T want is Tivo, Replay or anything that requires a phone line, and I don't really want a DVD burner built in, since I use V5 and DVDA2 to do my own personal DVDs.

I guess what I want is really a DVR that is like a VCR, but just records to disk (digital), not tape or DVD and I can hookup to my capture device or directly to my OHCI 1394 controller.

Any recommendations????

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Chanimal wrote on 12/1/2004, 9:43 AM

I use my ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 pro, or Radeon (I have two) to record shows directly to my harddrive.

I can use either the included ATI DVR software, or BeyondTV (I like the ATI guide, but I like the ability to select the title and BeyondTV will record all episodes). I can store them on my system or burn to DVD (I save in Mpeg2 DVD ready format).

This works with my cable and automatically pulls up the guide. I assume you can also use air-broadcast, but I haven't tried it and you may have to record mannually.

Hope this helps.

Jsnkc wrote on 12/1/2004, 9:43 AM

You can use a Tivo without a phone line. I've had one for many years now and I absolutely love it. You can also use the Series 2 boxes with a ethernet connection instead of a phone line so you might even be able to use it with your cell phone with the right adapter. But if you don't want the extra features that you have to pay for every month you can simply program it to record when you want just like a regular VCR.

ThatJimGuy wrote on 12/4/2004, 10:59 AM

Exactly what I want to do. Since I already have the program guide on DirecTV, I don't need it on the DVR, I just want to set the date/times manually like a VCR. Cool. I thought the devices NEEDED TiVo, but I guess I can get one without it and do it manually.

Thanks e1 :-)

Chanimal wrote on 12/4/2004, 8:04 PM

I can also use my DVD recorders as a PVR. I can copy programs directly from TV. I can also input the PlusCode and it will record (to DVD) automatically when the time comes up.

I have two Panasonic DMR E75V.

Hunter wrote on 12/5/2004, 8:19 PM

The TiVo/DirecTV box gets it's program guide from the sat. but getting it activated may prove to be hard. It's been awhile since I installed any DirecTV but I think it's possible.

Huner