I have multiple DirecTV HD DVRs and, albeit not as good as DirecTivo DVRs (give me a DirecTivo HD DVR!!!), they suffice for broadcasted shows. Movies, where applicable, can also be viewed from these.
For my "HTPC" solution I deliberated and ultimately decided on a Popcorn Hour A-110.
I love my PCH-100 .. the best decision i ever made was connecting a 250 GB tiny seagate freeagent Go! drives to it for my Bluray rips
I was having odd issues with the buffer not being long enough with .M2TS rips and 30 mins in it would stutter and no sound , so i put 10 or so recent Bluray Backups and no issues at all
I was just using my HP MediaSmart server to the PCH-100 using SMB ... it should have been fine but ? oh well
I also have DirecTV, and just recently sold my HTPC and replaced it with a Popcorn Hour A-110. Best choice ever. I love tweaking. But the HTPC made tweaking..... not so much fun. Getting subtitles in MKVs playing fine in Vista Media Center is a thing of the past! Huzzah!
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I have multiple DirecTV HD DVRs and, albeit not as good as DirecTivo DVRs (give me a DirecTivo HD DVR!!!), they suffice for broadcasted shows. Movies, where applicable, can also be viewed from these.
For my "HTPC" solution I deliberated and ultimately decided on a Popcorn Hour A-110.
Best. Decision. Ever.
Installed a 1 TB HDD and have never looked back.
I love my PCH-100 .. the best decision i ever made was connecting a 250 GB tiny seagate freeagent Go! drives to it for my Bluray rips
I was having odd issues with the buffer not being long enough with .M2TS rips and 30 mins in it would stutter and no sound , so i put 10 or so recent Bluray Backups and no issues at all
I was just using my HP MediaSmart server to the PCH-100 using SMB ... it should have been fine but ? oh well
I also have DirecTV, and just recently sold my HTPC and replaced it with a Popcorn Hour A-110. Best choice ever. I love tweaking. But the HTPC made tweaking..... not so much fun. Getting subtitles in MKVs playing fine in Vista Media Center is a thing of the past! Huzzah!