[opendtv] DVD/DVR Hard Disk Recorder
- From: dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:56:38 -0800
Well, as some of you know (and for the rest, wouldn't care), I've been a
hold-out on purchasing any new video equipment. But since my NTIA coupons
expired, I broke down and bought a DVD/DVR (with a hard drive) for
Christmas to myself and my wife which has an ATSC tuner in it.
I could only find one model that had both the ATSC tuner and a hard drive:
the Philips 3576H. I bought one but the 3575H (an earlier model) was
shipped to me instead. From what I could tell from my internet research,
the Philips is about the only choice out there (with a hard drive) that is
not tied to an MVPD. (Well, there is a $1000 one from Panasonic at B&H,
but the price is not reasonable).
If I were to guess why, I would say that most who cared enough about media
to want to record something to watch later are using an MVPD's box or
TiVo.
I could go further on my short experience with the Philips box, but since
this isn't a review sight, I won't bore you.
Dan
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