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A lot of people received a PVR like TiVo, Replay TV or a Windows XP Media Center for Christmas and are thinking "OK, now what?" We at PVRBlog, aside from wishing you happy holidays, want to provide a sort of introduction to using your new device. Inside this post we'll be linking to tips and guides for your new PVR to help you get started.
Thanks Ben for your help filling out this section.
Thanks to Thomas Hawk for his help on the Media Center links (and you should check out his site for more info about Media Center). I invite PVR fans to add their own picks in the comments to this post. If you still have a question that hasn't been answered, submit it to Ask PVRblog and our smart readers will do their best to help you out.
by George Hotelling December 23, 2004 in How-To
LJ users also have: http://www.livejournal.com/community/tivolovers/
And this is a list of resources: http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=tivolovers
Posted by: MegaZone at Dec 25, 2004 2:09:21 AM
I am building a WEB page on the Comcast system, Both the Microsoft software (in Washington) and the i-Guide software, Feel free to correct me, and to use any of the links that you find useful in you postings.
See: http://www.WeMatter.com/comcast-dvr.htm
Thanks.
Posted by: Mike Liveright at Dec 25, 2004 2:17:27 PM
Seems Tivo Community is down...
Posted by: Jeff at Dec 28, 2004 7:33:08 AM
Additional TiVo insights at: http://www.tivoblog.com
Posted by: Craig at Dec 28, 2004 10:23:13 AM
You forgot to mention http://www.snapstream.com/.
Not subscriptions,
Posted by: SDE at Dec 28, 2004 12:41:37 PM
Also Michael Creasy has a nice blog with a lot of Microsoft Media Center stuff at: http://blogs.msdn.com/mcreasy/
Posted by: Thomas Hawk at Jan 1, 2005 6:25:35 PM
tivo2go is live!!!! sadly, it could be several weeks before you see the software update, but it's live!
http://www.tivo.com/4.9.19.asp
Posted by: kim at Jan 3, 2005 3:01:14 AM
well i jsut odered my dvr, but i didnt order HD, so i got stuck with a single tuner dvr which kind of blows if i new that i would have gonne for the hd, even thought im nto sure what kind of connectors r i nthe back of the box im gonna try to plug dvr to one ofthe video conenctions and a direct cable to the coax maybe that way i can simulate dual tuners for a while still i cant record 2 shows at the same time but i can watch something while recording something else.
Posted by: freddy at Oct 10, 2005 3:18:53 PM
Forget about TiVo, RePlayTV, BeyondTV, SageTV, and the 'open-sore' MythTV.
A home-brewed DVR with Windows XP Media Center Edition is the easiest to install, configure, and use.
I even did a cost benefit analysis on Building a DVR v. Subscribing to TiVo.
http://technocratsoapbox.blogspot.com/2005/12/to-build-or-to-subscribe-dvr.html
http://technocratsoapbox.blogspot.com/2005/12/to-build-or-to-subscribe-dvr_02.html
And read why Windows XP MCE is King...
http://technocratsoapbox.blogspot.com/2005/12/windows-xp-mce-media-center-edition-is.html
Note: I am not a paid Microsoft Spokeperson.
Posted by: Y.C. at Jan 3, 2006 5:56:19 AM
I got a Comcasat PVR for Christmas. Anyone has similar information for the MO 6412 III?
Posted by: vasa at Jan 3, 2006 4:46:43 PM
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