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Originally Posted by mdean
Sorry chaps I do not buy it. Most people want to see their tv at the time it is served up. 7.30 itv Corrie, 10.30 newsnight 8ish on saturday casualty etc. Even with multichannel I will watch old yes ministers atc because they are on.
A PVR will record a better image than a vcr - thats it
I will happily buy one wich lets me change provider - not otherwise. That is why I critisise $ky+ adopters - it is being pushed hard by $ky to lock users into that supply method. This is bad for competition
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So you're saying there's no point in video recorders of any type, not just specifically PVRs?
You're also saying you have nothing better to do than to sit and watch tv? I'm not the busiest guy in the world, but i do a fair few things outside my "real" work. I can't be at the tv, sat on the sofa for every episode of my favourite shows. I can't be in to view every documentary or film. I want to be able to watch things when it's convenient for me, not when the projected viewing figures (and the competition's schedules) dictate. **** prime time.
Once you've recorded something onto a pvr, it's a lot easier to FF/RW, pause, replay, etc. It ****es all over a traditional VCR. There are several PVR solutions that make it easy to transfer the recordings to dvd as well, for archival.
As for the SKY+ thing, how else do you have a 2-tuner setup recording DIGITALLY from airtight-encrypted broadcasts? You don't. You could go for 2 single tuner "capture" recorders, but the quality will take a nosedive. You have the choice. There are (unofficial) cable tv PVRs about, and official ones on the way. There are official and unofficial freeview ones about. You're not locked into SKY at all, so why even make the point? SKY+ is a very slick and nice system, yes, but it's not the only system.
Really though, get a hobby or something. Sounds like the TV rules your life.