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Originally Posted by swanny
Any initial thoughts on it vs the mighty TIVO sir?
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Originally Posted by Andy C
Hmm, to be honest if you're happy with a single tuner then I'd stick with the TiVo right now, at least until there's a few more bug fixes.
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I thought I should add to my post as it may have sounded quite negative, which wasn't meant to be the case, so to clarify... If anyone has a TiVo and is perfectly happy which just a single tuner setup then yes, stick with it for another couple of months until the remote bug is squashed - that's the only thing I've found annoying so far. However if you haven't got a PVR, or if you find programme clashes a pain, then go ahead and order yourself a TVDrive! Some of the good points....
- 3 tuners! This is a godsend. This is a huge bonus over any UK TiVo. Once you've got them they're addictive, hell I've already had times where I want to record three shows at once!
- Recordings and Series Links are working well. I've got 15 series links and have recorded 20 or more shows so far, often using both tuners. Nothing as yet has failed. A couple of hour long recordings have ended at 58 minutes chopping the end of the shows which is a bit odd, but only twice and I believe this is a known bug.
- Picture quality. I have a 37" standard def. plasma and the picture quality from the TVDrive using RGB over SCART is excellent. Recordings are just the same as the original broadcast, much sharper than the re-encoded TiVo video.
- The EPG is fast and responsive compared to the current STB code. Guide data for channels and VOD loads quicker also.
- Did I mention 3 tuners?
Cheers,
A.