> Someone was just telling me how they bought a HD-PVR this week and they were trying to get it to run for more than 2 hours without needing a reboot.
My PERSONAL experience with the 1212 has never been so bad, even on hardware that didn't really get along with the unit. Given that PCs tend to have conflicts between motherboards and videocards, the notion that you can make sweeping generalizations about PC hardware is beyond absurd.
The Hauppauge 1212 is "out there". You can go buy one in Frys. It's sitting next to the HD Homerun. It's accessable enough that it can develop some sort of track record. You can ask guys on IRC about it.
Cablecard solutions are pretty much vaporware at this point. Nevermind which one you think is better.
Just got 2 FREE boxes from Comcast so that my TV's that previously recieved content would continue. First one set up was an old 27" Sony SD and it was just fine. Second a HD LCD with built in tuner. Low and behold I only recieved SD content. I called Comcast and they said my digital tuner would function just fine without a STB. Now granted I was talking to some girl who basicly typed in a number to unlock the box, but my TV still gets all of the BASIC cable including local network HD as well as PBSX6 HD and plenty of digital content. I certinly hope my neighborhood remains lucky! Give it 6 months and if I still have it QAM I may configure my WIN7 HTPC with a tuner.
Besides... I am of the opinion that almost everything I want to watch is available via the interwebs and I am not affraid to put up an antenna to save myself $2,400 a year in cable tv fees. All I have to do is polish to a wife acceptance level and I will cut the Comcast TV cord.Too bad I cam't cut them out of my house compleatly!
HP has had plenty of time to fine-tune its finger-friendly TouchSmart software, and now, its newest model, the TouchSmart 610, ushers in a fresh design, highlighted by a hinge that allows the display to slide down and lie nearly flat.
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> Someone was just telling me how they bought a HD-PVR this week and they were trying to get it to run for more than 2 hours without needing a reboot.
My PERSONAL experience with the 1212 has never been so bad, even on hardware that didn't really get along with the unit. Given that PCs tend to have conflicts between motherboards and videocards, the notion that you can make sweeping generalizations about PC hardware is beyond absurd.
The Hauppauge 1212 is "out there". You can go buy one in Frys. It's sitting next to the HD Homerun. It's accessable enough that it can develop some sort of track record. You can ask guys on IRC about it.
Cablecard solutions are pretty much vaporware at this point. Nevermind which one you think is better.
Just got 2 FREE boxes from Comcast so that my TV's that previously recieved content would continue. First one set up was an old 27" Sony SD and it was just fine. Second a HD LCD with built in tuner. Low and behold I only recieved SD content. I called Comcast and they said my digital tuner would function just fine without a STB. Now granted I was talking to some girl who basicly typed in a number to unlock the box, but my TV still gets all of the BASIC cable including local network HD as well as PBSX6 HD and plenty of digital content. I certinly hope my neighborhood remains lucky! Give it 6 months and if I still have it QAM I may configure my WIN7 HTPC with a tuner.
Besides... I am of the opinion that almost everything I want to watch is available via the interwebs and I am not affraid to put up an antenna to save myself $2,400 a year in cable tv fees. All I have to do is polish to a wife acceptance level and I will cut the Comcast TV cord.Too bad I cam't cut them out of my house compleatly!