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<blockquote data-quote="NorthernJohn" data-source="post: 194311" data-attributes="member: 18239">I've been going through the same dilemma.When we moved house we gave up Sky+.&nbsp; For those that don't know, Sky+ is THE most intuitive pvr system out there (runs on UK Sky DVB-S).&nbsp; It just costs a lot but beats the competition hands down.I told my wife that as we weren't using the premium channels we may as well spend a small amount of money on disc space for the htpc, get a freeview card and exploit the features in MP, thereby saving about £40 a month.&nbsp; I'm happy with it but my wife still misses the simplicity of Sky+.My father-in-law has a Humax dual tuner DVB-T pvr which is actually a nice piece of kit.&nbsp; For some reason, my wife finds this more intuitive than MP.&nbsp; If anything, it's worse (you can't tell if you've already watched something for example).&nbsp; She has a mental block about using the htpc for TV for some reason.&nbsp; Music, Videos; no problem.&nbsp; TV forget it.My advice.&nbsp; Build the HTPC.&nbsp; The interface is actually quite intuitive.&nbsp; I work in the IT industry.&nbsp; Most problems do come down to user training (honest <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />).&nbsp; I know how to use it because I've made the effort to do so (and it's not actually at all difficult).I'd agree with ch0colate.&nbsp; You may be able to get out of the box components to do what you want.&nbsp; But they won't have the upgrade potential as MP and will be comparitive in cost.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NorthernJohn, post: 194311, member: 18239"] I've been going through the same dilemma. When we moved house we gave up Sky+. For those that don't know, Sky+ is [B]THE [/B]most intuitive pvr system out there (runs on UK Sky DVB-S). It just costs a lot but beats the competition hands down. I told my wife that as we weren't using the premium channels we may as well spend a small amount of money on disc space for the htpc, get a freeview card and exploit the features in MP, thereby saving about £40 a month. I'm happy with it but my wife still misses the simplicity of Sky+. My father-in-law has a Humax dual tuner DVB-T pvr which is actually a nice piece of kit. For some reason, my wife finds this more intuitive than MP. If anything, it's worse (you can't tell if you've already watched something for example). She has a mental block about using the htpc for TV for some reason. Music, Videos; no problem. TV forget it. My advice. Build the HTPC. The interface is actually quite intuitive. I work in the IT industry. Most problems do come down to user training (honest :)). I know how to use it because I've made the effort to do so (and it's not actually at all difficult). I'd agree with ch0colate. You may be able to get out of the box components to do what you want. But they won't have the upgrade potential as MP and will be comparitive in cost. [/QUOTE]

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