What's the brand and model of your DVR?
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/9/2013 6:37 AM, John Hermanson wrote:
> I output from the DVR into a DVD recorder. Anything really important I
> save that way and delete from the DVR. DVD copy is not HD but that is
> okay in most cases. BR players make regular DVDs look much better than
> a plain DVD player does. My DVR allows the addition of an external HD
> via SATA plug. I have a 250G drive there now but may up it with a spare
> 1T.
>
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> On 12/6/2013 4:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Chuck,
>>
>> We use two DVRs that are in boxes provided by our local fiber optic
>> provider. We use them to time shift programs that are broadcast on the
>> cable networks, and to save favorites for future viewing.
>>
>> The problems we have experienced have all involved the hard drives that
>> are installed in the boxes. They do not seem to be as reliable as my
>> computer hard drives. My wife lost about 25 hours of recorded programs
>> when I had to get a new drive installed a couple of weeks ago. No cost
>> to me, but a real nuisance.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 12/6/2013 3:28 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> Thanks again for even more comments and good suggestions but I've
>>> noticed that no one has even mentioned a DVR. Is there a reason?
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/5/2013 7:20 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>> Thanks all for your comments. It seems I should follow Moose's advice
>>>> and give the Panasonic Blu-Ray player a try. After looking through the
>>>> PDF manual for the device it appears that the interface/menu the Blu-Ray
>>>> player presents may be the same as the Panasonic TV. I'm not clear
>>>> about that since it's all a bit cryptic but there's an unlabeled diagram
>>>> that looks a bit like the interface the TV set provides.
>>>>
>>>> My problem with the Panasonic Blu-Ray player is that the thing is worse
>>>> than an early Windows computer for locking up. Press some buttons in
>>>> the wrong sequence and it may go catatonic. Of course, there's no
>>>> on/off switch that is not controlled by the catatonic software so it
>>>> requires dropping the power to wake it up. It should be easy enough to
>>>> move the network cable to give it a try. Maybe I can even download a
>>>> firmware update. Not likely I think but it sure could use one.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/5/2013 5:24 PM, Moose wrote:
>>>>> On 12/5/2013 1:03 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>>>> I've recently subscribed to NetFlix and Amazon streaming video services
>>>>>> and loving it. ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But when I go to Florida I'll still have an HDTV set to use and a router
>>>>>> not far away but the TV there has no built-in streaming capability.
>>>>>> What external device do I need to buy to keep NetFlix and Amazon coming
>>>>>> in?
>>>>> My sons say AppleTV. Certainly it works well at one son's house
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the Panasonic Blu-Ray player I have will do that in some
>>>>>> fashion or other but that seems an odd way to receive video.
>>>>> You make the old fart mistake of thinking of it as a disc player. It's a
>>>>> computer designed to acquire video and send it
>>>>> to a TV. Why should it matter whether it reads it from a disc or receives
>>>>> it from WiFi?
>>>>>
>>>>> That said, the firmware that does these things varies a lot in
>>>>> capability. When our DVD player died, I bought a Panny BR
>>>>> player, It went back in a couple of days for a Samsung. The Panny's
>>>>> ability to play videos from anything other than a
>>>>> disc was pitiful. A call to support made it clear they had no plans to
>>>>> improve it. The Samsung is very good. I do a fair
>>>>> amount of that.
>>>>>
>>>>> For example, a recent TOP mentioned a documentary about photographer Saul
>>>>> Leiter. I downloaded it from the web and can
>>>>> watch it on my TV. When our DVR went blooie during a trip and when
>>>>> there's a power outage, I simply jump on the web and
>>>>> grab the missed episodes. Even with Netflix and Hulu+, there are a lot of
>>>>> shows not available, or not available in a
>>>>> timely fashion.
>>>>>
>>>>> OTOH, the Sammy is very slow with Netflix, much slower and clunkier than
>>>>> the AppleTV. But that's likely mostly poor
>>>>> firmware for that function. This subject just reminded me that there is
>>>>> now a wifi router acting as repeater right above
>>>>> it. I ran a cable to the router. That's made Netflix more responsive, but
>>>>> not yet great.
>>>>>
>>>>> 'Twere me, I'd try the Panny BR player. If it works, you're home free. If
>>>>> not, then you can add a dedicated streaming
>>>>> device.
>>>>>
>>>>> Slow Stream Moose
>>>>>
>>
>>
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