Wait a minute, you can't claim the TiVo upgrade to be easier "unless cli is too hard for someone" AND then claim that this mythical someone won't use the features in a Replay.
I don't have any idea what you're refering to about episode size. I haven't had any problems with it.
The lack of a To Do list is, admittidely, an issue for the normal user and occasionally annoying for the power user.
Back to the Mac/PC argument. TiVo is a great product for joe average, but this is slashdot, and no one here is joe average (or, at least, no one here would admit to it).
Replay has much better features and "tricky bits" for a power user. The fact that last night's two "Buffy" episodes from FX automatically get backed up to my video/audio server PC overnight with about five whole minutes of setup is something that TiVo isn't and apprently won't compete against.
Yes, TiVo is a great product for those people who can't manage to get the VCR to stop flashing "12:00", but for the people I was speaking to, ReplayTV is WAY better.
Dunno where you're shopping, but I got my ReplayTV for 250$ retail.
The HD upgrade IS easier.
My commerical skip works like a champ on anything not Big 5 network. On those its 50/50, on cable shows its so close to 100% right that we don't reach for the remote anymore.
The program that streams/records video from/to the ReplayTV can also automate tasks. You set up an hourly task for the Replay to chek the website while you're out of town and it gets the shows you want it to.
TiVo is so very much the MAC of this competition. People seem to think its far superior without any grounding in fact.
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Wait a minute, you can't claim the TiVo upgrade to be easier "unless cli is too hard for someone" AND then claim that this mythical someone won't use the features in a Replay. I don't have any idea what you're refering to about episode size. I haven't had any problems with it. The lack of a To Do list is, admittidely, an issue for the normal user and occasionally annoying for the power user. Back to the Mac/PC argument. TiVo is a great product for joe average, but this is slashdot, and no one here is joe average (or, at least, no one here would admit to it). Replay has much better features and "tricky bits" for a power user. The fact that last night's two "Buffy" episodes from FX automatically get backed up to my video/audio server PC overnight with about five whole minutes of setup is something that TiVo isn't and apprently won't compete against. Yes, TiVo is a great product for those people who can't manage to get the VCR to stop flashing "12:00", but for the people I was speaking to, ReplayTV is WAY better.
Dunno where you're shopping, but I got my ReplayTV for 250$ retail. The HD upgrade IS easier. My commerical skip works like a champ on anything not Big 5 network. On those its 50/50, on cable shows its so close to 100% right that we don't reach for the remote anymore. The program that streams/records video from/to the ReplayTV can also automate tasks. You set up an hourly task for the Replay to chek the website while you're out of town and it gets the shows you want it to. TiVo is so very much the MAC of this competition. People seem to think its far superior without any grounding in fact.