Home Theatre PC Guide
Home Theatre PC Guide
Very good overview of PC based Home Theater options. It points out the pros and cons of the Hauppauge tuners, touches on High Def and dual tuner cards.
My design goal is to combine the best features of ReplayTV and DirecTiVo.
ReplayTV is networked. None of this wimpy serial connections or WiFi, but 100 mbps ethernet. It also has commercial skip (its awesome). The screen turns blue for a second and then your back to your show. Sometimes it screws up because it uses a sideband signal from the broadcast to determine when a commercial starts and stops, but it works well enough for most recordings.
DirecTiVo has two tuners, an intuitive interface, and a programmable 30 second skip that lets you blow through commercials after some practice. The most awesome feature is the dual tuners. Why, you ask? Well with two tuners, you can watch and record a show or record two shows and watch a previously recorded show at the same time. This may sound like overkill, but during sweeps week, or with three kids, or during the Olympics and Tour de France you would be surprised at how useful it is when you want to stay married.
Very good overview of PC based Home Theater options. It points out the pros and cons of the Hauppauge tuners, touches on High Def and dual tuner cards.
My design goal is to combine the best features of ReplayTV and DirecTiVo.
ReplayTV is networked. None of this wimpy serial connections or WiFi, but 100 mbps ethernet. It also has commercial skip (its awesome). The screen turns blue for a second and then your back to your show. Sometimes it screws up because it uses a sideband signal from the broadcast to determine when a commercial starts and stops, but it works well enough for most recordings.
DirecTiVo has two tuners, an intuitive interface, and a programmable 30 second skip that lets you blow through commercials after some practice. The most awesome feature is the dual tuners. Why, you ask? Well with two tuners, you can watch and record a show or record two shows and watch a previously recorded show at the same time. This may sound like overkill, but during sweeps week, or with three kids, or during the Olympics and Tour de France you would be surprised at how useful it is when you want to stay married.
posted by Paul at 4/07/2005 08:55:00 PM
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