Time Shifting Question
OK, even though we watch little TV, we?ve decided to upgrade our HD-ready TV to HD, primarily on the off chance that the Seahawks make it to the Super Bowl. Even though I wanted to go satellite with DirecTV, we decided to go cable with Comcast even with their yearly price hikes. The deal killer for DirecTV was the one-year contract and no local HD channels.
As I mentioned earlier, we watch little TV. Some month we don?t record any programs for watching later, in others it?s one or at most two times a month. I?m trying to figure out for our limited use what would be the best, most economical way to time shift programs. Comcast offers rental of a hard drive based digital recorder capable of recording standard and HDTV for $10 a month. Other choices would be to buy a TiVo and pay their subscription fee or simply buy a digital video recorder. I?m also wondering if using our existing VCR would be an option, until we decide if we do want to upgrade our time shifting capability.
I would greatly appreciate any opinions you might have on our situation. Thanks in advance.
As I mentioned earlier, we watch little TV. Some month we don?t record any programs for watching later, in others it?s one or at most two times a month. I?m trying to figure out for our limited use what would be the best, most economical way to time shift programs. Comcast offers rental of a hard drive based digital recorder capable of recording standard and HDTV for $10 a month. Other choices would be to buy a TiVo and pay their subscription fee or simply buy a digital video recorder. I?m also wondering if using our existing VCR would be an option, until we decide if we do want to upgrade our time shifting capability.
I would greatly appreciate any opinions you might have on our situation. Thanks in advance.