Motorola PVR fast forward freezing, and no ability to jump when it makes me go back to the start. Argh... [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I hook up a homebrew HTPC to an analog TV? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 6 answers

What's the best TIVO for me? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm getting cable for the first time in 5 years soon, and I'd like to get one of these new-fangled PVRs. I've found plenty of info on TiVos, but I'm having trouble finding recent information on alternatives, like MythTV. Does anyone have first-hand experience or quality links? [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 29 answers

Just switched from cable to DirecTV (7 HD channels on cable just wasn't cutting it), and we have a Mac Mini we'd like to use as a DVR. Possible? Practical?
posted on Dec 20, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm planning on building a PVR and need advice on TV card, PC and the PVR software. [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 14 answers

PVRFilter: Please save me from my VCR. I'm a DirecTV customer, wondering what my best option is. DirecTV PVR receiver? Tivo? Or something else?
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 23 answers

Is there one of the PVR software systems (MythTV, SageTV, etc) I can use to access my TiVo shows over my network? [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm building a media center PC for my living room and I'm trying to plan out the hardware/software I'll need. So I have several questions. [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2007 - 4 answers

What would be my best source for HD content and the best PVR to capture that content? I just purchased a new HDTV. I have a Direct TV Tivo box that is only standard def. I figure as long as I have an HDTV though, I should try to get the most out of it. It seems my options are Direct TV with their HD PVR, a Direct TV HD receiver and an HD TiVo or MythTV set up, cable and one of their PVRs or cable and a Tivo or MythTV set up. [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2007 - 10 answers

I'd like to use my computer (an 867MHz G4 Mac) to record European soccer (to me, football) matches from digital cable when they are shown live on US cable channels like Fox Soccer Network and ESPN. [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2007 - 6 answers

How do I replace my Sky Plus box? [more inside]
posted on Feb 15, 2007 - 10 answers

What is the simplest and least expensive way to stream MP3s and video in various formats to a standard TV? Considerably [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2007 - 18 answers

I want to have files on my PC or Mac show up on my Tivo's browser sorted into groups, not all as one flat list like they seem to do by default. [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2007 - 2 answers

I'd like to buy a pre-built MythTV box. Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2007 - 9 answers

I have disconnected the SCART connector between our television and PVR. I did this in part because I think Freeview sends some signal at 4am which wakes up the TV and therefore everyone in the house. Is it really a disadvantage not to use a SCART connection? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2006 - 7 answers

My grandpa enjoys recording TV shows off his satellite feed (DishNet, I believe). The problem is, while the VCR (heh) has a timer, it cannot change the channels and what not. So I found out that he gets up a few times a night to change the channel and what not. I think some sort of PVR is in order. What is the cheapest/simplest thing I can get? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2006 - 25 answers

Can anyone recommend a good (preferably USB-based) hardware MPEG-2 encoder? Not a PVR, just an encoder. [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2006 - 2 answers

What would be a good software audio PVR to record an internet stream or line-in on a PC? [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2006 - 6 answers

I am looking to buy a tv tuner capture card for my pc. I have a kind of old 1.8ghz P4 with 512mb of ram. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me build an awesome PC-based media center for $2k [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2006 - 9 answers

Does a MythTV-driven digital content capture card exist for use in Canada (Shaw)? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2006 - 7 answers

Can a Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150 remote (or any other remote) power on a PC natively? [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2006 - 12 answers

How can I build a machine (PVR?) that downloads torrents automatically via RSS and allows me to access them in a Tivo/DVR/PVR like interface on my television? [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2006 - 10 answers

I know about MythTV and Freevo. My question to the hive mind is [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2006 - 30 answers

I've got an ATI All-in-Wonder X800 XT video card. Where can I find a good PVR program that will work with this card? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm looking for reccomendations for Linux PVR software for a security camera application. I want to be able to store a lot (limited only by hard disk space) of high resolution video from a 3 chip DV camera (which will go through a TV tuner card). So far this is rather standard, but I have the (unusual?) requirement of needing to be able to store a lot of metadata from sensors with the video. (more inside!) [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2006 - 3 answers

How do I copy videos FROM my PC TO my TiVo???? I see plenty of ways to copy video the other way, including TiVo's own TivoToGo, but what I'd like to do is copy videos I have on my computer (in various formats) TO the TiVo. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2006 - 6 answers

Can WinTV PVR USB 2.0 MCE Edition be used with Win 2K? When I purchased it I did not realize I was getting the MCE Edition which apparently does not include the MPEG codecs and has an external IR sensor for use with Windows XP Media Center Edition. The non-MCE version is supposed to work with Win 2K. Should I return this or can I get it to work fully with Win2K ?
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - 5 answers

Does anyone know if there are problems with the Guide Plus+ TV listings servers? I have an ATI TV Tuner with the Guide Plus+ software and the listings are no longer updating. [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2006 - 3 answers

How can I get files off my Panasonic DMR-EH60D PVR? The DVDs it burns are video as opposed to data, and my eMac won't recognise them. [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2006 - 6 answers

Does TiVo still require a phone connection? [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2006 - 14 answers

My DirectTV with TiVo receiver died tonight. The HD actuator (I'm guessing from the sounds of it) had been clicking for a few weeks, and I'd been getting intermittent read/write errors. Tonight after a power outage, it's stuck on the powering up screen. Should I: 1. Get a New One 2. Try a new hard drive (or some other potential fix) 3. Get the PVR that DirectTV is starting to push 4. Switch to Comcast cable and get one of their PVRs [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2006 - 12 answers

For a friend who is also doing a PVR project with an old machine:

I have a home made PC with an XGI Volari V3 128 mgb and a Magnavox (27MT3305/17) and I am trying to connect them through S-Video. The TV shows nothing but rolling grayscale ghosts of my desktop. I cannot find any means of configuring the video card to s-video, so I assume this is automatic.

There's a ton of tv recording/viewing software out there for the computer, but which is the best and the cheapest? [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2005 - 11 answers

I'm interested in finally getting a DVR, and I'm trying to decide between Tivo and ReplayTV. Are there any differences I should be aware of? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2005 - 11 answers

I'm *this* close to throwing away my Bell/ExpressVu satellite/PVR setup. What are alternative ways to feed my TV addiction in western Canada? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2005 - 2 answers

I live in the UK and I want a TiVo-like device, but I can't get Sky+. What are my best options?
posted on Jan 24, 2005 - 13 answers

I'm looking into signing up for DirecTV, mostly for the free/cheap Tivo. I've checked out the PVRBlog, Matt's recommendation seems to be go through OrbitSat, I've also been referred there before from others, but they no longer deal with DirecTV. Google is full of linkfarm results for the same 3 or 4 online retailers, by instinct I don't want to give them my business. Does anyone have any recommendations for online retailers for DirecTV? I'm looking for a 2 room system, with a single DVR, and Triple LNB, for as cheap as possible.
posted on Sep 9, 2004 - 4 answers

TiVoFilter Is there any way to create killfilters in TiVo? Essentially the equivalent of a Season Pass, but to mark a series as "ignore every instance of this series"? [mi]
posted on Sep 8, 2004 - 20 answers

I'm in the market for a TiVo recorder. Should I pay the $299 one time fee or pay the $12.95 monthly subscription fee? Common sense says that if I have it for at least two years that the lump sum is the way to go, but I'm afraid that in that amount of time, TiVos will have gone the way of the MiniDisc. Should I have asked this question two years ago?
posted on Aug 11, 2004 - 10 answers

My TiVo's modem died again. I'm not yet sure if I'll get an ethernet card for it. Got any cool suggestions as to what to do with the hardware? I don't mind non-PVR uses.
posted on May 23, 2004 - 0 answers

Wireless Networking Question. I want to use wireless networking to connect a DSL router to both my PVR & playstation 2. How do I do it? [M.I.]
posted on Apr 22, 2004 - 7 answers

Assume I'm starting from scratch except for a 32" JVC TV with s-video input. How would you build a budget home theater for a multi-purpose room? Rather than get into my particular preferences (other than that I want to play DVDs, CDs and CD-Rs), I'd like respondents to make recommendations based on the variables most important to them (e.g., getting a cheap player and being indifferent to its picture quality because it's region-free; splurging on a center channel speaker because it's that important; insisting on a combo DVD-R/PVR regardless of price because it's such a killer app; going with simple stereo separation because surround sound is overblown, etc.). Specific product and retailer recommendations are especially welcome.
posted on Dec 29, 2003 - 8 answers

If I don't want to pay a monthly fee for a PVR service or build one from scratch are there any pre-built PVRs that link to free services for TV listings.
posted on Dec 10, 2003 - 15 answers