I have had this DVR for about 4 months now ever since I canceled Time Warner.
A few of the things you put as a "bad" aren't really the DVRs fault.
As far as I know the 5 digit channel number is standard on all OTA broadcasts as many stations occupy the same channel number.
Not sure what you mean by "doesn't record buffer" but my unit always records an extra 2 minutes at the end of the show and this can be changed in the settings to record more.
Also the guide data is an OTA service for antenna users and does only go a day or two out but that is a separate service.
The one complaint I have about this device is that it crashes once in a while and reboots. If you are recording or watching anything you will lose about a minute of the show during the reboot. Hopefully the latest firmware fixed this but I'm not sure.
Overall I am impressed with the device and it beats the hell out of paying a monthly fee for something like Tivo or the $100 a month cable bill from Time Warner.
This along with my Popcorn Hour owns my living room.
By buffer, I believe he was referring to the live buffer. In other words, if you're watching something live and you need to walk away, you can't just hit "record" and catch the rest later.
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I have had this DVR for about 4 months now ever since I canceled Time Warner.
A few of the things you put as a "bad" aren't really the DVRs fault.
As far as I know the 5 digit channel number is standard on all OTA broadcasts as many stations occupy the same channel number.
Not sure what you mean by "doesn't record buffer" but my unit always records an extra 2 minutes at the end of the show and this can be changed in the settings to record more.
Also the guide data is an OTA service for antenna users and does only go a day or two out but that is a separate service.
The one complaint I have about this device is that it crashes once in a while and reboots. If you are recording or watching anything you will lose about a minute of the show during the reboot. Hopefully the latest firmware fixed this but I'm not sure.
Overall I am impressed with the device and it beats the hell out of paying a monthly fee for something like Tivo or the $100 a month cable bill from Time Warner.
This along with my Popcorn Hour owns my living room.
By buffer, I believe he was referring to the live buffer. In other words, if you're watching something live and you need to walk away, you can't just hit "record" and catch the rest later.
Only a guess tho.