Posts: 21,860
Threads: 1,734
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
TiVos never appealed to me. Why spend $$ on a box, then either a $$$ for a lifetime subscription, or $$ as a monthly fee, other than the HD no upgrade options, can't do much else...
My custom built media PC is still chugging along just fine. Before too long I'll upgrade it and put a dual HD tuner in ($80) and it'll do HD. I'll probably upgrade the OS at some point too. But for now, it plays TV, DVDs, my media library, iTunes, Netflix, Hulu...
Posts: 2,783
Threads: 250
Joined: Dec 2024
Reputation:
0
MAVIC: Because people don't want to mess about with an HTPC. They want a box that does it for them that they can put on their Best buy card.
Posts: 16,917
Threads: 1,500
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
pinion wrote:
MAVIC: Because people don't want to mess about with an HTPC. They want a box that does it for them that they can put on their Best buy card.
What pinion said - except i bought mine from Amazon.
Posts: 21,860
Threads: 1,734
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
graylocks wrote:
[quote=pinion]
MAVIC: Because people don't want to mess about with an HTPC. They want a box that does it for them that they can put on their Best buy card.
What pinion said - except i bought mine from Amazon.
I was trying to explain my own thought process.
I understand people love to blow money 
Posts: 2,783
Threads: 250
Joined: Dec 2024
Reputation:
0
MAVIC: Also, you're interface on your HTPC isn't anywhere as nice as TiVo's.
Posts: 21,860
Threads: 1,734
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
pinion wrote:
MAVIC: Also, you're interface on your HTPC isn't anywhere as nice as TiVo's.
I disagree. Friends have TiVos, so I've seen the interface quite a bit.
Here's a couple screenshots for comparison:
 
Posts: 1,294
Threads: 36
Joined: Jan 2017
Reputation:
0
M A V I C wrote:
TiVos never appealed to me. Why spend $$ on a box, then either a $$$ for a lifetime subscription, or $$ as a monthly fee, other than the HD no upgrade options, can't do much else...
My custom built media PC is still chugging along just fine. Before too long I'll upgrade it and put a dual HD tuner in ($80) and it'll do HD. I'll probably upgrade the OS at some point too. But for now, it plays TV, DVDs, my media library, iTunes, Netflix, Hulu...
It's all about ease of use. I have a two TiVos and a Mac Mini (that I use as a HTPC). My wife loves the TiVos and hates the the Mini HTPC for the simple reason that it is cumbersome and not elegant like the TiVo. Eventually everyone will catch up with the TiVo, but right now nothing comes close.
Posts: 8,608
Threads: 63
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
Love my TivoHD for OTA.
Cable company DVRs are $20/month here.
Lent a friend an old Series 2 so they could dump both their cable DVRs (one non-DVR digital cable box is included in the monthly nut)
Posts: 2,783
Threads: 250
Joined: Dec 2024
Reputation:
0
MAVIC: Thanks for the screenshots but I've actually navigated both those and in my opinion TiVo wins. Of course, that's just my opinion 
Posts: 21,860
Threads: 1,734
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
colonel panic wrote:
[quote=M A V I C]
TiVos never appealed to me. Why spend $$ on a box, then either a $$$ for a lifetime subscription, or $$ as a monthly fee, other than the HD no upgrade options, can't do much else...
My custom built media PC is still chugging along just fine. Before too long I'll upgrade it and put a dual HD tuner in ($80) and it'll do HD. I'll probably upgrade the OS at some point too. But for now, it plays TV, DVDs, my media library, iTunes, Netflix, Hulu...
It's all about ease of use. I have a two TiVos and a Mac Mini (that I use as a HTPC). My wife loves the TiVos and hates the the Mini HTPC for the simple reason that it is cumbersome and not elegant like the TiVo. Eventually everyone will catch up with the TiVo, but right now nothing comes close.
My wife has no problem with the MCE interface. I can understand why Mini would cause problems.
The TiVo interface is gimmicky, looks like it was designed by a Photoshop newbie...
|
