Cheap PVR

[laidback]

I have a PVR but it's not HD - only SD and I have another old TV with a HD STB.

The HD STB has a USB connection so I went out and bought a 1TB external HDD and hookec it up to the STB and now have a cheap HD recorder - STB $45 + HDD $80 = $125.

The recording function is pretty basic but WTF for the odd program on OneHD that I want to record it's fine...and I can use the HDD with the laptop as well.

[Wattie]

you lost me with too many appreviations.

[Duane]

you had me at hello

[Blurr]

do people still use STB's?????

[laidback]

I have a PVR but it's not HD - only SD and I have another old TV with a HD STB.

The HD STB has a USB connection so I went out and bought a 1TB external HDD and hookec it up to the STB and now have a cheap HD recorder - STB $45 + HDD $80 = $125.

The recording function is pretty basic but WTF for the odd program on OneHD that I want to record it's fine...and I can use the HDD with the laptop as well.

I have a PVR (Personal Video Recorder - modern video recorder using digital technology) but it's not HD (High Definition) - only Standard Definition and I have another old TV (television) with a HD (see above) STB (set top box - converts digital signal for viewing on older analogue TVs.

The HD STB has a USB ( can't remember what this stands for after a signficant number of bunday and bare - the bundy is for me and the bear is 4 the diet) connection so I went out and bought a 1TB (f'huge) external HDD (hard Disk Drive)and hookec it up to the STB and now have a cheap HD recorder - STB $45 + HDD $80 = $125.

The recording function is pretty basic but WTF for the odd program on OneHD that I want to record it's fine...and I can use the HDD with the laptop as well.

[Wattie]

ooooh.

makes sense now.

IHNIWYWOAB

[laidback]

ooooh.

makes sense now.

IHNIWYWOAB

Pleeze explain...that's not in my ol farts directionary...

[Blurr]

I Have No I What You WHere On About BBBBBBBBBBBBBB ahhhh I am stumped

[dilligaf]

did the same thing a while back when one went to HD only. dick smith were selling cheap HD STBs and a HDD and away we go.
even know what FAT32 is now!

[laidback]

This one is NTFS not sure if this is because I connected it to my laptop (vista) first.

[Wattie]

i converted my 1TB hard drive to FAT32 so it works with PS3.

easy to do, i used an online instruction. did it via DOS

[laidback]

I member DOS... Fark I must be old...hehehe

[Duane]

I don't even bother recording tv anymore, broadband, external harddrives and fantastic peices of kit called WD TV Live HD pretty much removed any requirement for watching shows when the networks decide to let us watch them.

[Sulli]

I just push the wife she does all the recording

[mike-s]

I put a mythtv box together about 5 years ago and it's currently running on an early Dual Core, has 1.5tb of space and 3 internal and 6 usb / external recorders, has a remote control. The wife cottoned onto how to use it pretty quickly and now i cannot imagine not having it as it can schedule damnwell everything i want up to a week in advance.

Mind you setting it up took a freaking long time and not something you'd undertake unless you've either got a lot of limux experience or are willing to give it a good try & willing to burn up a lot of hours. The outcome & convenience was worth it. though.