There are two other cars that are available with stable windows drivers: MyHD & Fusion. MyHD does all of the processing in hardware, and can output component video/vga/or dvi directly to the tv without help from a video card. The Fusion card does the processing in software and uses the video card to output to the tv.
With the DirecTivo's it is not necessary to connect the phone line. I have 3 at home, and 2 have not been connected to a phone line in over a year. They download the program data from the satellite, but you will not receive any software updates.
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There are two other cars that are available with stable windows drivers: MyHD & Fusion. MyHD does all of the processing in hardware, and can output component video/vga/or dvi directly to the tv without help from a video card. The Fusion card does the processing in software and uses the video card to output to the tv.
With the DirecTivo's it is not necessary to connect the phone line. I have 3 at home, and 2 have not been connected to a phone line in over a year. They download the program data from the satellite, but you will not receive any software updates.