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From PESWiki: Q & A just finished; reading of results; 470 kW maintained continuously during self-sustain; customer satisfied; sale made; more later.
– SilverThunder 11:07, 28 October 2011 (PDT)
Still no independent confirmation, but they SAY they did great...
...but the article wasn't really attacking google. It was pointing out some things and giving enough evidence to verify them. Seems like a simple exercise for the reader to check up on the supposed facts used by the writer. And, lo-and-behold, they turn out to be pretty much my experiences as well
Hell, the writer even said that he liked google and used it. Sure, msn.com has their own search engine, and sure they are competing. But having a writer give a quick warning saying 'google is good but not god' isn't a global conspiracy. Really. I think.
You can't record the Video-on-Demand to the DVR player at all. Won't take that channel. Same with the HBO/Skinemax/Showtime On Demand channels. Note that those are the channels where you order the movie and can watch it for X amount of time. Not the PPV or normal Movie channels. You can record those ones just fine.
As for cost... you first have to have Digital Cable service (about $10 a month, IIRC) and then it costs an additional $9.99 above that.
Which is still less than TiVO or Replay TV's monthly costs.
*shrug* I dunno if this will lead to the Death of TiVO or anyone else, but it is a pretty good deal ATT.
Comcast in the Mid-Atlantic region just came out with their DVR service for the cost of digital cable plus $9.99. Basically a TiVO with about 60 hours of recording time. No DVD player, no network connectivity, and no WiFi yet.
The service is damned popular. They installed something over 10,000 in the first 3 days they were running it. I guess people (like me!) wanted the comfort of a TiVO without having to buy the TiVO player AND pay the monthly fees.
Since the box is a rental (Scientific America Explorer 8000), they can (and have said that they plan to) 'upgrade it periodically'. After reading this, I can't help but wonder if they won't add the DVD and 'net connection soon. The box has a built-in USB port, but unlike our last digital cable box, no Ethernet connector.
As for recording purposes... it has analog out to record to a VCR. Anything you save can be recorded to VCR. You can record anything EXCEPT for the Video-On-Demand channel (order your movie and get control of it for 24 hours). Note that this includes the Pay-per-view movies. Technically, I could record a PPV and then hit a VCR with it.
Now I only need a DVD burner for home use...
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From PESWiki: Q & A just finished; reading of results; 470 kW maintained continuously during self-sustain; customer satisfied; sale made; more later. – SilverThunder 11:07, 28 October 2011 (PDT)
Still no independent confirmation, but they SAY they did great...
...but the article wasn't really attacking google. It was pointing out some things and giving enough evidence to verify them. Seems like a simple exercise for the reader to check up on the supposed facts used by the writer. And, lo-and-behold, they turn out to be pretty much my experiences as well
Hell, the writer even said that he liked google and used it. Sure, msn.com has their own search engine, and sure they are competing. But having a writer give a quick warning saying 'google is good but not god' isn't a global conspiracy. Really. I think.
You can't record the Video-on-Demand to the DVR player at all. Won't take that channel. Same with the HBO/Skinemax/Showtime On Demand channels. Note that those are the channels where you order the movie and can watch it for X amount of time. Not the PPV or normal Movie channels. You can record those ones just fine.
As for cost... you first have to have Digital Cable service (about $10 a month, IIRC) and then it costs an additional $9.99 above that.
Which is still less than TiVO or Replay TV's monthly costs.
*shrug* I dunno if this will lead to the Death of TiVO or anyone else, but it is a pretty good deal ATT.
Comcast in the Mid-Atlantic region just came out with their DVR service for the cost of digital cable plus $9.99. Basically a TiVO with about 60 hours of recording time. No DVD player, no network connectivity, and no WiFi yet. The service is damned popular. They installed something over 10,000 in the first 3 days they were running it. I guess people (like me!) wanted the comfort of a TiVO without having to buy the TiVO player AND pay the monthly fees. Since the box is a rental (Scientific America Explorer 8000), they can (and have said that they plan to) 'upgrade it periodically'. After reading this, I can't help but wonder if they won't add the DVD and 'net connection soon. The box has a built-in USB port, but unlike our last digital cable box, no Ethernet connector. As for recording purposes... it has analog out to record to a VCR. Anything you save can be recorded to VCR. You can record anything EXCEPT for the Video-On-Demand channel (order your movie and get control of it for 24 hours). Note that this includes the Pay-per-view movies. Technically, I could record a PPV and then hit a VCR with it. Now I only need a DVD burner for home use...