The Toshiba SD-H400 unit has Tivo Basic service which is free. And can be found from PriceGrabber.com for as little as $397.50. Here's some details from Crutchfield:
It combines a full-featured progressive-scan DVD player and a TiVo Series2 hard disk recorder with 80-hour capacity! Toshiba has been a leader in DVD technology from the start, and the SD-H400 delivers superb DVD picture and sound. In fact, if you own an HD-capable TV, you can enjoy an ultra-clean progressive-scan signal through the component video output for both DVD and TiVo playback!
The SD-H400 is the first device to include built-in TiVo Basic(TM) Service -- now you can enjoy basic TiVo features right out of the box, with no subscription fees! TiVo Basic lets you pause, rewind, and create instant replays of live TV, and record shows by channel and time using the built-in 3-day electronic program guide. At any time, you can upgrade to full TiVo functionality (14-day program guide, Season Pass(TM) automated recording, Search by Title, WishList(TM), etc.) by subscribing to TiVo Plus(TM) Service.
But wait, there's more! In addition to full-featured DVD playback and upgradeable TiVo DVR capabilities, the SD-H400 is capable of incorporating TiVo's Home Media Option(TM) feature package, which opens the door to cool networked home A/V entertainment possibilities. The Home Media Option is a software upgrade you can download from TiVo via a dial-up or broadband Internet connection. It turns the SD-H400 into a full-fledged digital media server that connects via USB port to your wired or wireless home network and PC. (A USB network adapter is required.) Purchasing the Home Media Option adds these features:
-streaming of MP3 files from a PC or Mac for playback through your TV or home A/V system
-the ability to view digital photos on your TV
-remote scheduling of recordings to the SD-H400 from any location with Internet access
-the ability to connect to another TiVo Series2 DVR elsewhere in your home for program-sharing between the two units
I read this in Newsweek last week. Is this really a surprise given the history of the MacOS and their proprietary hardware?
Doesn't Apple always make their money by selling hardware rather than software?
And Microsoft always makes their money selling software rather than hardware. That's why MS is so rich, and Apple is so poor. IMHO, Apple stuff is nicer to use.
It doesn't matter how many times I see a PSA about how bad red-meat is for your body, or the conditions of most farms and meat-packing facilities, I enjoy meat.
I don't want animals to suffer, but when it comes down to shopping or eating at a restaurant, I really don't care.
Meat tastes good. Soy doesn't. Even the meat-alternatives don't taste good, and since I'm allergic to soy products that aren't fermented, there really is no alternative.
Other than military use, why is there such an obsession here with being Invisible?
Is it really necessary to accomplish what you're attempting? Besides wouldn't it be dangerous if other's couldn't see you and potentially put you in harm's way? Who would be at fault then, and how would the legal system handle those battles?
How about using this technology to better society and do something practical, rather than the immature comments about porn and sex, usually found within every Slashdot article.
Come on guys, you're smart...do something with this that is important to society.
Here's something you can do right now: buy a pitcher for yourself. Let's say you have a table of 4 people, get 3 pitchers at once and you'll be there a while. (that is unless there's a law against more than 1 pitcher per table).
Why have a high tech solution for a non-existent problem? Why not just use a low tech solution like a pitcher?
I don't think most bars want to spend money unnecessarily.
Vegas may cost _some_ money, but it's definitely worthy. Plus, think of all the money you might win.
I would say stay here for 5 days and then go to the Grand Canyon or Lake Mead, Arizona for a good time.
I used to get this burger just for the novelty of putting it together myself.
In fact, one time in Seattle I had a McDLT made with a chicken instead of beef - and that had special McDLT-chicken packaging. Neato!!!
Anybody else hear of that variant?
--By the way, was I the only one who enjoyed smashing up those styrofoam boxes that burgers used to come in?
"Lighten Up, Carl: Remember when we reported on Carl Sagan's new nickname over at Apple Computer (for your edification, it was "butthead astronomer." Apple developers had code-named a secret new computer "Sagan," only to be threatened by Sagan's lawyers that the use of his name on a product, even in prototype stage, was infringement). Well, ol' Carl's now suing Apple for libel, claiming that the "butthead astronomer" moniker is defamatory and subjects him to "hatred, contempt, ridicule, and obloquy." The Wall Street Journal pointed out that the outcome of the case will hinge on the definition of "butthead." Thanks for helping us understand, Carl. "
Does anyone know when the quality of a telephone signal will ever improve past "AM radio" quality (without the use of an ISDN line)?
While on this subject, when will cell phones provide duplex communication?
I mean, come on.... what are they waiting for?
With clients in professional sports and the executive suite, Frank Lingua, President and CEO of Dissembling Associates, is the nation's leading purveyor of buzzwords, catchphrases and clichés for clients too busy to speak in plain English. Here he is interviewed in his New York City office...
Q. Is it a full-time job being a cliché expert?
A. Bottom line is I have a full plate 24/7.
Q. How do you know if you're successful in your work?
A. At the end of the day, it's all about robust, world-class solutions.
Q. Where do most clichés come from? A. Stakeholders push the envelope until it's outside the box.
Q. Is it hard to keep up with the seemingly endless supply of clichés that spew from business? A. Some days, I don't have the bandwidth. It's like drinking from a fire hose.
Q. Do people notice that you're a cliché expert? A. No, they can't get their arms around that. But they aren't incented to, and benchmarking the metrics is a challenge.
Q. Is it hard to keep up on all the new clichés? A. Harder than nailing Jell-O to the wall.
Q. How do you keep track of all the clichés? A. It's like herding cats. I walk the walk and talk the talk.
Q. Can you anticipate if a phrase is going to become a cliché? A. Yes. I skate to where the puck's going to be. Because if you aren't the lead dog, you're not providing a customer-centric pro-active solution.
Q. Give us a new cliché that we'll be hearing ad nauseum. A. Enronitis could be a next-generation player.
Q. Did incomprehensibility come naturally to you? A. I wasn't wired that way, but it became mission-critical as I strategically focused on my go-forward plan.
Q. Is your work difficult? A. It isn't rocket science. It isn't brain surgery. When you drill down to the granular level, it's basic blocking and tackling.
Q. How do you stay ahead of others in the buzzword industry? A. Net-net, my value proposition is based on maximizing synergies and being first to market with a leveraged, value-added deliverable. That's the opportunity space on a level playing field.
Q. Does everyone in business eventually devolve into mouthing the sort of mindless drivel you spout? A. If you walk like a duck and talk like a duck, you're a duck. They all drink the Kool-Aid.
Q. Do you read "Dilbert" in the newspaper? A. My knowledge base is deselective of fiber media.
Q. Does that mean "no"? A. Negative.
Q. DOES THAT MEAN "NO"? A. Let's take your issues offline.
I've had nothing but good use for the past 10 years with both my SONY SLV-770HF VCR and really old 1989 Receiver (parents use now).
People are influenced more by negative reviews than positive!!! Always.
#1 By BobSmith (1560 Posts) at 9/25/2002 6:26:09 AM "It's not like Novell, it isn't going to run out of money..."
Lol! Steve is great!
#2 By kelso (2 Posts) at 9/25/2002 7:42:12 AM Hey, Bob. No one cares whether or not you think Ballmer is great.
Ya frickin sack.
It'd help if you'd opine constructively instead of simply quoting a lame quote and then adding on a 'LOL'.
Who the f*$k says LOL anymore?
Wait. I know.
A sack name BobSmith.
This post was edited by kelso on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 07:43.
#3 By JaggedFlame (1555 Posts) at 9/25/2002 7:50:51 AM You know, by your own standards, your post's a steaming pile of crap, too. It'd help if you'd opine constructively instead of simply quoting someone else's text and then adding on a "no one cares". Technically, most people here would rather read BobSmith's posts than yours. [shrug]
#4 By beeyp (98 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:02:13 AM #3, well i don't belong in that 'most people'....if that makes sense:)
#5 By cschweda (16 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:10:01 AM I'd rather read Kelso's comments than BobSmith's.
If this "Kelso" is "KelsoLundeen", then, yes, I'd *much* rather read Kelso than Bob"TheSack"Smith.
#6 By Fritzly (249 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:40:56 AM #4 this is the sense: Bob highlighted and made a comment about a jocke made by Steve Ballmer; #2, the troll, just acted as a troll, adding nothing to this thread. Ergo I would rather read someone who makes a comment or state an opinion rather than someone who says nothing therefore waist my time.
#7 By Fritzly (249 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:42:04 AM #5 "Similis cum similibus".
#8 By cschweda (16 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:50:02 AM "Semper ubi sub ubi"
#9 By TechLarry (657 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:58:37 AM Don't worry #8. Speaking skills generally improve by age 9. You'll get there...
TL
#10 By sphbecker (49 Posts) at 9/25/2002 11:27:25 AM #2, your personal insults are not welcome here. I thought that was a really funny quote and there is nothing wrong with laughing at it.
"It's not like Novell, it isn't going to run out of money..." = Microsoft admitting that they drove Novell out of the market. (not a bad thing in my opinion)
#11 By sodablue (2331 Posts) at 9/25/2002 11:51:16 AM #2 - I'm curious, if you edited your post... what did it originally say?
#5 - HA! That's funny.:)
#8 - That makes no sense from a Latin grammar standpoint. I understand the joke, but the words are used incorrectly.
For my foreign language requirement I took Latin. Can't write very well, but I can translate into english with the help of my dictionary.:)
#12 By cschweda (16 Posts) at 9/25/2002 12:29:53 PM #11: It's actually a pretty famous little Latin pun. ("Always wear under wear")
No, it's not grammatical. But for whatever reason it's one of the first things my Latin teacher at Umich taught us when we started our crash course in Wheelock. (All of Wheelock in six weeks -- and then Cicero 'De Amicitia'. Miserable semester.)
Anyway, this has absolutely nothing to with Ballmer. Although I did attened a TechNet a year ago where Ballmer put in a surprise appearance. He really is a pretty captivating speaker. A little shrill and annoying -- over-caffeinated maybe His head is a like cueball ashine from a beacon aimed from afar.
But we're sitting there -- expecting the usual MS developer rah-rah speak -- and in bounds Ballmer -- literally running up to the front of the stage: "Hey guys!"
I don't know. You see some of this stuff in person -- Ballmer, the MS developer goons doing their little cheerleader sessions -- and while you understand what's going on, you sometimes get the feeling that it's like a little cult.
Every man dreds spending a lot of money on some stupid traditional ring. But remember that it appreciates in price, rather than depreciates like a car or computer. Buy your ring at a place where you can upgrade it later (around Portland, they have a discount jeweler called Shane Company).
If you believe this marriage is going to last, this is the one thing you really need to bite the bullet on. She, no you will be forever judged by what size stone you get her. Remember that.
Ask yourself what kind of day to day memory she wants to have of you. Because _every_ time she looks down at that ring, she'll remember how much you consider her. This is almost innate in the world of women. When it comes down to things like this, most women are shallow, vulnerable creatures that don't want to have their friends rings outdo their own. If she tells you size doesn't matter, slap her than yourself for believing it.
Remember, it's not about you, it's about her.
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The Toshiba SD-H400 unit has Tivo Basic service which is free. And can be found from PriceGrabber.com for as little as $397.50. Here's some details from Crutchfield:
It combines a full-featured progressive-scan DVD player and a TiVo Series2 hard disk recorder with 80-hour capacity! Toshiba has been a leader in DVD technology from the start, and the SD-H400 delivers superb DVD picture and sound. In fact, if you own an HD-capable TV, you can enjoy an ultra-clean progressive-scan signal through the component video output for both DVD and TiVo playback!
The SD-H400 is the first device to include built-in TiVo Basic(TM) Service -- now you can enjoy basic TiVo features right out of the box, with no subscription fees! TiVo Basic lets you pause, rewind, and create instant replays of live TV, and record shows by channel and time using the built-in 3-day electronic program guide. At any time, you can upgrade to full TiVo functionality (14-day program guide, Season Pass(TM) automated recording, Search by Title, WishList(TM), etc.) by subscribing to TiVo Plus(TM) Service.
But wait, there's more! In addition to full-featured DVD playback and upgradeable TiVo DVR capabilities, the SD-H400 is capable of incorporating TiVo's Home Media Option(TM) feature package, which opens the door to cool networked home A/V entertainment possibilities. The Home Media Option is a software upgrade you can download from TiVo via a dial-up or broadband Internet connection. It turns the SD-H400 into a full-fledged digital media server that connects via USB port to your wired or wireless home network and PC. (A USB network adapter is required.) Purchasing the Home Media Option adds these features:
-streaming of MP3 files from a PC or Mac for playback through your TV or home A/V system
-the ability to view digital photos on your TV
-remote scheduling of recordings to the SD-H400 from any location with Internet access
-the ability to connect to another TiVo Series2 DVR elsewhere in your home for program-sharing between the two units
Do you think Taco Bell might set up another target for it to hit. Then the world could get free Chalupas...
I read this in Newsweek last week. Is this really a surprise given the history of the MacOS and their proprietary hardware?
Doesn't Apple always make their money by selling hardware rather than software?
And Microsoft always makes their money selling software rather than hardware. That's why MS is so rich, and Apple is so poor. IMHO, Apple stuff is nicer to use.
Meat tastes good.
It doesn't matter how many times I see a PSA about how bad red-meat is for your body, or the conditions of most farms and meat-packing facilities, I enjoy meat.
I don't want animals to suffer, but when it comes down to shopping or eating at a restaurant, I really don't care.
Meat tastes good. Soy doesn't. Even the meat-alternatives don't taste good, and since I'm allergic to soy products that aren't fermented, there really is no alternative.
Other than military use, why is there such an obsession here with being Invisible?
Is it really necessary to accomplish what you're attempting? Besides wouldn't it be dangerous if other's couldn't see you and potentially put you in harm's way? Who would be at fault then, and how would the legal system handle those battles?
How about using this technology to better society and do something practical, rather than the immature comments about porn and sex, usually found within every Slashdot article.
Come on guys, you're smart...do something with this that is important to society.
Here's something you can do right now: buy a pitcher for yourself. Let's say you have a table of 4 people, get 3 pitchers at once and you'll be there a while. (that is unless there's a law against more than 1 pitcher per table). Why have a high tech solution for a non-existent problem? Why not just use a low tech solution like a pitcher? I don't think most bars want to spend money unnecessarily.
Vegas may cost _some_ money, but it's definitely worthy. Plus, think of all the money you might win. I would say stay here for 5 days and then go to the Grand Canyon or Lake Mead, Arizona for a good time.
Check out one of the Hulks (Eric Bana) other great movies - Chopper. It's a great wholesome movie you can watch with your kids.
I used to get this burger just for the novelty of putting it together myself. In fact, one time in Seattle I had a McDLT made with a chicken instead of beef - and that had special McDLT-chicken packaging. Neato!!! Anybody else hear of that variant? --By the way, was I the only one who enjoyed smashing up those styrofoam boxes that burgers used to come in?
excerpt from wired
"Lighten Up, Carl: Remember when we reported on Carl Sagan's new nickname over at Apple Computer (for your edification, it was "butthead astronomer." Apple developers had code-named a secret new computer "Sagan," only to be threatened by Sagan's lawyers that the use of his name on a product, even in prototype stage, was infringement). Well, ol' Carl's now suing Apple for libel, claiming that the "butthead astronomer" moniker is defamatory and subjects him to "hatred, contempt, ridicule, and obloquy." The Wall Street Journal pointed out that the outcome of the case will hinge on the definition of "butthead." Thanks for helping us understand, Carl. "
Does anyone know when the quality of a telephone signal will ever improve past "AM radio" quality (without the use of an ISDN line)? While on this subject, when will cell phones provide duplex communication? I mean, come on.... what are they waiting for?
With clients in professional sports and the executive suite, Frank Lingua, President and CEO of Dissembling Associates, is the nation's leading purveyor of buzzwords, catchphrases and clichés for clients too busy to speak in plain English. Here he is interviewed in his New York City office...
Q. Is it a full-time job being a cliché expert?
A. Bottom line is I have a full plate 24/7.
Q. How do you know if you're successful in your work?
A. At the end of the day, it's all about robust, world-class solutions.
Q. Where do most clichés come from?
A. Stakeholders push the envelope until it's outside the box.
Q. Is it hard to keep up with the seemingly endless supply of clichés that spew from business?
A. Some days, I don't have the bandwidth. It's like drinking from a fire hose.
Q. Do people notice that you're a cliché expert?
A. No, they can't get their arms around that. But they aren't incented to, and benchmarking the metrics is a challenge.
Q. Is it hard to keep up on all the new clichés?
A. Harder than nailing Jell-O to the wall.
Q. How do you keep track of all the clichés?
A. It's like herding cats. I walk the walk and talk the talk.
Q. Can you anticipate if a phrase is going to become a cliché?
A. Yes. I skate to where the puck's going to be. Because if you aren't the lead dog, you're not providing a customer-centric pro-active solution.
Q. Give us a new cliché that we'll be hearing ad nauseum.
A. Enronitis could be a next-generation player.
Q. Did incomprehensibility come naturally to you?
A. I wasn't wired that way, but it became mission-critical as I strategically focused on my go-forward plan.
Q. Is your work difficult?
A. It isn't rocket science. It isn't brain surgery. When you drill down to the granular level, it's basic blocking and tackling.
Q. How do you stay ahead of others in the buzzword industry?
A. Net-net, my value proposition is based on maximizing synergies and being first to market with a leveraged, value-added deliverable. That's the opportunity space on a level playing field.
Q. Does everyone in business eventually devolve into mouthing the sort of mindless drivel you spout?
A. If you walk like a duck and talk like a duck, you're a duck. They all drink the Kool-Aid.
Q. Do you read "Dilbert" in the newspaper?
A. My knowledge base is deselective of fiber media.
Q. Does that mean "no"?
A. Negative.
Q. DOES THAT MEAN "NO"?
A. Let's take your issues offline.
END
I've had nothing but good use for the past 10 years with both my SONY SLV-770HF VCR and really old 1989 Receiver (parents use now). People are influenced more by negative reviews than positive!!! Always.
#1 By BobSmith (1560 Posts) at 9/25/2002 6:26:09 AM
:)
:)
:)
"It's not like Novell, it isn't going to run out of money..."
Lol! Steve is great!
#2 By kelso (2 Posts) at 9/25/2002 7:42:12 AM
Hey, Bob. No one cares whether or not you think Ballmer is great.
Ya frickin sack.
It'd help if you'd opine constructively instead of simply quoting a lame quote and then adding on a 'LOL'.
Who the f*$k says LOL anymore?
Wait. I know.
A sack name BobSmith.
This post was edited by kelso on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 07:43.
#3 By JaggedFlame (1555 Posts) at 9/25/2002 7:50:51 AM
You know, by your own standards, your post's a steaming pile of crap, too. It'd help if you'd opine constructively instead of simply quoting someone else's text and then adding on a "no one cares". Technically, most people here would rather read BobSmith's posts than yours. [shrug]
#4 By beeyp (98 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:02:13 AM
#3, well i don't belong in that 'most people'....if that makes sense
#5 By cschweda (16 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:10:01 AM
I'd rather read Kelso's comments than BobSmith's.
If this "Kelso" is "KelsoLundeen", then, yes, I'd *much* rather read Kelso than Bob"TheSack"Smith.
#6 By Fritzly (249 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:40:56 AM
#4 this is the sense: Bob highlighted and made a comment about a jocke made by Steve Ballmer; #2, the troll, just acted as a troll, adding nothing to this thread. Ergo I would rather read someone who makes a comment or state an opinion rather than someone who says nothing therefore waist my time.
#7 By Fritzly (249 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:42:04 AM
#5 "Similis cum similibus".
#8 By cschweda (16 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:50:02 AM
"Semper ubi sub ubi"
#9 By TechLarry (657 Posts) at 9/25/2002 8:58:37 AM
Don't worry #8. Speaking skills generally improve by age 9. You'll get there...
TL
#10 By sphbecker (49 Posts) at 9/25/2002 11:27:25 AM
#2, your personal insults are not welcome here. I thought that was a really funny quote and there is nothing wrong with laughing at it.
"It's not like Novell, it isn't going to run out of money..." = Microsoft admitting that they drove Novell out of the market. (not a bad thing in my opinion)
#11 By sodablue (2331 Posts) at 9/25/2002 11:51:16 AM
#2 - I'm curious, if you edited your post... what did it originally say?
#5 - HA! That's funny.
#8 - That makes no sense from a Latin grammar standpoint. I understand the joke, but the words are used incorrectly.
For my foreign language requirement I took Latin. Can't write very well, but I can translate into english with the help of my dictionary.
#12 By cschweda (16 Posts) at 9/25/2002 12:29:53 PM
#11: It's actually a pretty famous little Latin pun. ("Always wear under wear")
No, it's not grammatical. But for whatever reason it's one of the first things my Latin teacher at Umich taught us when we started our crash course in Wheelock. (All of Wheelock in six weeks -- and then Cicero 'De Amicitia'. Miserable semester.)
Anyway, this has absolutely nothing to with Ballmer. Although I did attened a TechNet a year ago where Ballmer put in a surprise appearance. He really is a pretty captivating speaker. A little shrill and annoying -- over-caffeinated maybe His head is a like cueball ashine from a beacon aimed from afar.
But we're sitting there -- expecting the usual MS developer rah-rah speak -- and in bounds Ballmer -- literally running up to the front of the stage: "Hey guys!"
I don't know. You see some of this stuff in person -- Ballmer, the MS developer goons doing their little cheerleader sessions -- and while you understand what's going on, you sometimes get the feeling that it's like a little cult.
By the way, you left behind your hood at the last rally.
This is downright racist, I thought the same thing as well.
Every man dreds spending a lot of money on some stupid traditional ring. But remember that it appreciates in price, rather than depreciates like a car or computer. Buy your ring at a place where you can upgrade it later (around Portland, they have a discount jeweler called Shane Company). If you believe this marriage is going to last, this is the one thing you really need to bite the bullet on. She, no you will be forever judged by what size stone you get her. Remember that. Ask yourself what kind of day to day memory she wants to have of you. Because _every_ time she looks down at that ring, she'll remember how much you consider her. This is almost innate in the world of women. When it comes down to things like this, most women are shallow, vulnerable creatures that don't want to have their friends rings outdo their own. If she tells you size doesn't matter, slap her than yourself for believing it. Remember, it's not about you, it's about her.
Didn't MYSTY accomplish this in any way?