[opendtv] Re: Digital Stream 3150 Plus

My old one didn't but I thought the newer Tivo's all would at least 
accept an Ethernet broadband connection now.  Of course Tivo used to 
make all their money selling the guide service at $10-15 / month and I'm 
not sure they can get away with that anymore anyway, HD or no.

- Tom



Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Tom Barry wrote:
> 
> 
>>You seem to be having quite a good time at this.  ;-)
>>
>>Some of us kidded you forever for not getting an ATSC
>>receiver and now suddenly you have two of them.
> 
> 
> :)
> 
> You know what? This is basically desperation. I figured
> last year that by this past Christmas season, at the
> latest, 4th/5th gen boxes would be available, and the
> prices down to about $130. I was basically so aggravated
> that this wasn't happening, even though by all rights it
> should have happened, that I just decided to give it a
> shot with the best of what was available.
> 
> Another weird thing I discovered. There's a Humax ATSC
> TiVo PVR and a Humax TiVo DVD recorder out there that
> still require a phone connection.
> 
> http://www.humaxusa.com/Product_frames.html
> 
> In principle, that phone connection should not be
> necessary anymore. The PSIP guide should be enough. That
> too aggravates me. Perhaps this is why plain vanilla
> STBs have such rudimentary timers (and Humax HFA-100s
> have no timer at all). Once again, trying to force
> people into something complicated when incredibly simple
> solutions exist. Too bad people get sucked in.
> 
> But yes, I am having a great time playing with this
> stuff.
> 
> Bert
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