DVR standalone

[buddy]

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks

 

[Rich Webb]

On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy116@hotmail.com>
wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks

There's the open-source MythTV project http://www.mythtv.org/

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

 

[Winston]

buddy wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks

Yup. You do!

http://www.mythtv.org/

--Winston

 

On Jul 25, 8:09 am, Winston <Wins...@BigBrother.net> wrote:

buddy wrote:
does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the
monthly
charge     thanks

Yup.  You do!

http://www.mythtv.org/

--Winston

If you're not into the linux experience, the software that comes with
both the Hauppauge and ATI cards works. I've been using standalone
DVRs (3 on line) for over 6 years. Multicore processors highly
recommended along with large disk drives. The 3 machines here have a
little over 7 Terabytes. You CAN use a single core machine for TV
recording but don't try web surfing or other operations while in
record. You'll get 'stutters' but no such issues with multi-core.
Playing shows across the LAN works great but if you try moving large
files machine to machine gigabit LAN speeds things up about 5:1 over a
10/100 link.

PC Atomic Sync auto clock set is great because you can set the PC
consistently 15 seconds fast so you don't upcut the start. VideoReDo
will let you remove the commercial breaks. It typically takes me 2-3
minutes to set all the in/out points and then 2-5 minutes to output
the new smaller file.

The file rendering is much faster when using 2 separate hard drives so
the machines all have a secondary drive which can double as aux
storage. 2 of the machines now have small (30gB) Solid State drives
for the apps and OS but none of the routine storage. Makes for much
faster software loads and very quick 'imaging' of the system.

I'm told Win XP can't boot from a drive > 2T and can't format a drive
bigger that 2T but when I connected a 3T USB drive (pre-formatted)
windows explorer reported 2.7T and is just fine reading and writing to
it.

With Blu-Ray writers at $80 and $1/blank disc that is also an option
for bulk storage and you can make your own Blu-Ray discs of the shows
you capture.

Back in '94 I was impressed when we crossed the $1/mByte boundary.
We're now at 4 cents/GB for both Blu-Ray and hard discs.

G˛

 

[krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz]

On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy116@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks

Certainly, but you have to program it manually.

 

[buddy]

Thanks for the replies I was looking for DVR that replaces a VCR no
tapes just hard drive thanks
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy116@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks

Certainly, but you have to program it manually.

 

[Rich Webb]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:35:36 -0400, "buddy" <buddy116@hotmail.com>
wrote:

krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy116@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks

Certainly, but you have to program it manually.


Thanks for the replies I was looking for DVR that replaces a VCR no
tapes just hard drive thank

[top-posting fixed]

If only someplace on the Internet that sold things like that ...

<http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dvr&x=0&y=0>

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

 

[krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:35:36 -0400, "buddy" <buddy116@hotmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for the replies I was looking for DVR that replaces a VCR no
tapes just hard drive thanks

Sure. They exist. Though it's a few years old, I have a stand-alone DVR with
a DVD writer. The only problem is that there is no guide so you have to set
the timer manually. I used it to record off a cable DVR (DVR to DVR, then)
onto DVDs.

krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy116@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks

Certainly, but you have to program it manually.

 

[krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:22:39 -0700 (PDT), stratus46@yahoo.com wrote:

On Jul 26, 3:31 pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:35:36 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the replies    I was looking for DVR that replaces a VCR  no
tapes just hard drive     thanks

Sure.  They exist.  Though it's a few years old, I have a stand-alone DVR with
a DVD writer.  The only problem is that there is no guide so you have to set
the timer manually.  I used it to record off a cable DVR (DVR to DVR, then)
onto DVDs.

k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge     thanks
std def.
Certainly, but you have to program it manually.

but it's only standard definition. yuck

Good enough for TeeVee.

 

On Jul 26, 3:31 pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
<k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:35:36 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the replies    I was looking for DVR that replaces a VCR  no
tapes just hard drive     thanks

Sure.  They exist.  Though it's a few years old, I have a stand-alone DVR with
a DVD writer.  The only problem is that there is no guide so you have to set
the timer manually.  I used it to record off a cable DVR (DVR to DVR, then)
onto DVDs.

k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge     thanks
std def.
Certainly, but you have to program it manually.

but it's only standard definition. yuck

G˛

 

[krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:02:34 -0700 (PDT), stratus46@yahoo.com wrote:

On Jul 26, 5:47 pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:22:39 -0700 (PDT), stratu...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Jul 26, 3:31 pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:35:36 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the replies I was looking for DVR that replaces a VCR no
tapes just hard drive thanks

Sure. They exist. Though it's a few years old, I have a stand-alone DVR with
a DVD writer. The only problem is that there is no guide so you have to set
the timer manually. I used it to record off a cable DVR (DVR to DVR, then)
onto DVDs.

k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
news:kqqr2714mpus3a6rqjcpilo6l6i0s2v91m@4ax.com...
On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks
 std def.
Certainly, but you have to program it manually.

but it's only standard definition. yuck

Good enough for TeeVee.

You haven't seen it at its best. What we get at home is OK but you'd
be pretty impressed before the 1.5 Gbit stream gets squashed down to
15 megabits.

It's TeeVee, fer chrissakes!

 

On Jul 26, 5:47 pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
<k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:22:39 -0700 (PDT), stratu...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Jul 26, 3:31 pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:35:36 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the replies I was looking for DVR that replaces a VCR no
tapes just hard drive thanks

Sure. They exist. Though it's a few years old, I have a stand-alone DVR with
a DVD writer. The only problem is that there is no guide so you have to set
the timer manually. I used it to record off a cable DVR (DVR to DVR, then)
onto DVDs.

k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
news:kqqr2714mpus3a6rqjcpilo6l6i0s2v91m@4ax.com...
On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:09 -0400, "buddy" <buddy...@hotmail.com> wrote:

does anyone still make a DVR standalone.....recorder without the monthly
charge thanks
 std def.
Certainly, but you have to program it manually.

but it's only standard definition. yuck

Good enough for TeeVee.

You haven't seen it at its best. What we get at home is OK but you'd
be pretty impressed before the 1.5 Gbit stream gets squashed down to
15 megabits.

G˛