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TiVo vs. Windows Media Center Edition

Posted by timothy on from the compare-contrast dept.

The Importance of writes "Two reviewers make head-to-head comparisons of TiVo and Windows Media Center Edition (here and here). TiVo still comes out ahead, but MCE is improving. Of course, some tout the flexibility of PC-based DVRs, while others question what this flexibility means when you have things like the broadcast flag and the INDUCE Act."

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  1. Re:Sorry by harkabeeparolyn · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You can do it, but using a TiVo without the service really sucks. It's barely better than a VCR. I hardly remember what time particular TV shows air anymore. I just tell the TiVo to record them and I watch them whenever. Without the service you have to set up all recordings by time and duration. No program titles, no program descriptions. And woe unto you if your favorite program airs in a different time slot one week because NBC just has to fuck around with their schedule.