DVR Introspection

[bishop_74]

Don't use somebody else's DVR. Build your own out of a computer and use a TB size HD. Problem solved

[Buck]

Originally Posted by bishop_74

Don't use somebody else's DVR. Build your own out of a computer and use a TB size HD. Problem solved

What exactly do you need to build this? Somehow you have to get it to take a cable in, right?

[bishop_74]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

What exactly do you need to build this? Somehow you have to get it to take a cable in, right?

I love this stuff and have been using it ever since the 360 came out. All you need is a tuner card ( or 3) in your computer and a wireless extended connected to any tv you want to stream or watch recorded TV on. I am using 3 xbox 360s ash extenders

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by bishop_74

Don't use somebody else's DVR. Build your own out of a computer and use a TB size HD. Problem solved

My PC is set up for OTA HD, so that's an option if the DVR is getting full or there are more than three must sees on at the same time [or overlapped], most often when KU is playing in prime time, Monday's already chock full as it is.

[bishop_74]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

My PC is set up for OTA HD, so that's an option if the DVR is getting full or there are more than three must sees on at the same time [or overlapped], most often when KU is playing in prime time, Monday's already chock full as it is.

Vista media center records 3 programs at the same time. You will just need to purchase the 2 additional tuners for your PC

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by bishop_74

Vista media center records 3 programs at the same time. You will just need to purchase the 2 additional tuners for your PC

Yeah, I know you can plug in multiple tuners, but I'm rarely in a position where there are more than 4 shows that airing at the same time and ONLY at the same time, and on those occasions there are always torrents.

Also, since my PC is in the back bedroom, viewing is a 22" LCD experience, as opposed to a 60" CRT experience.

[bishop_74]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Yeah, I know you can plug in multiple tuners, but I'm rarely in a position where there are more than 4 shows that airing at the same time and ONLY at the same time, and on those occasions there are always torrents.

Also, since my PC is in the back bedroom, viewing is a 22" LCD experience, as opposed to a 60" CRT experience.

I watch all my HD wirelessly to my TVs via extenders. That way I have my centralized DVR and can stop my show in one room and resume it in another. No cable holes in my rooms either. I can literally put the TV anywhere there is a power outlet

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by bishop_74

I watch all my HD wirelessly to my TVs via extenders. That way I have my centralized DVR and can stop my show in one room and resume it in another. No cable holes in my rooms either. I can literally put the TV anywhere there is a power outlet

Are these extenders an XBox 360 thing, or a wireless router thing, because I've never had a gaming console or wireless. I do have a Bluetooth emitter for my Keyboard and Mouse, that also extends to my headset and cell phone.

[bishop_74]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Are these extenders an XBox 360 thing, or a wireless router thing, because I've never had a gaming console or wireless. I do have a Bluetooth emitter for my Keyboard and Mouse, that also extends to my headset and cell phone.

I see. You will definately need to get your hands on a witless router (A or N bands are the best), and purchase an extended for each TV you want to watch from your computer. You can use a 360, but they have other devices on the market for 100-200. Look up media center extenders on eBay or the interwebs.