Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Blue Energy" data-source="post: 691732" data-attributes="member: 109162">Hi!&nbsp; I'm a Soft-PVR newbie.&nbsp; Recently, I've been looking around for something to replace my cable-issue PVR with - something I have more control over.&nbsp; MediaPortal is certainly enticing from a features standpoint - plus it's Windows-based, which would allow me to do other (internet, programming, etc) things from my computer while it's recording TV - then watch it later.&nbsp; My goal is to upgrade my computer, migrate my office computer to it, load MePo on it to work with my HD PVR, move all of that to the living room and exchange the monitor for my big HD TV.&nbsp; Eventually, I'd like to move all of my music to it too, connect it to my stereo, and control everything from my recliner with a radio controlled keyboard and mouse.&nbsp; From everything I can gather, the HD PVR is the only product that is the solution to recording one's own TV shows from cable.&nbsp; So, in order to do what I want to do at all, the software I choose must work with that hardware.&nbsp; If that's not true, I'd appreciate a correction.I've been reading this HD PVR thread for about a week now.&nbsp; I'm finally done.&nbsp; From that my impression is that, after over two years, the issues related to using MePo with an HD PVR still aren't resolved.&nbsp; It seems that no-one has been able to get the blasters in two HD PVR's to work at the same time.&nbsp; My impression is that a few people seem to have managed to get their systems working - seemingly by positioning their tongues just right and backing away slowly when it seemed stable.&nbsp; Others haven't been as fortunate.&nbsp; I know that reading help forums is probably not the best place to get a fair impression of a product.&nbsp; You generally only read about problems unless you ask.&nbsp; I'd sure appreciate it if you could give me your unbiased opinion.&nbsp; I work as a database programmer - so on the one hand I might have a leg up with computers generally.&nbsp; But, really, I'm mostly looking for something that works rather than another hobby.&nbsp; What do you think?&nbsp; Is it possible to setup a fast computer with this software and a couple of HD PVRs to record my TV shows in 1080i - somewhere close to as error free as the cable-issue PVR I'm using now?&nbsp; Thanks in advance for your comments, corrections, and advice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue Energy, post: 691732, member: 109162"] Hi! I'm a Soft-PVR newbie. Recently, I've been looking around for something to replace my cable-issue PVR with - something I have more control over. MediaPortal is certainly enticing from a features standpoint - plus it's Windows-based, which would allow me to do other (internet, programming, etc) things from my computer while it's recording TV - then watch it later. My goal is to upgrade my computer, migrate my office computer to it, load MePo on it to work with my HD PVR, move all of that to the living room and exchange the monitor for my big HD TV. Eventually, I'd like to move all of my music to it too, connect it to my stereo, and control everything from my recliner with a radio controlled keyboard and mouse. From everything I can gather, the HD PVR is the only product that is the solution to recording one's own TV shows from cable. So, in order to do what I want to do at all, the software I choose must work with that hardware. If that's not true, I'd appreciate a correction. I've been reading this HD PVR thread for about a week now. I'm finally done. From that my impression is that, after over two years, the issues related to using MePo with an HD PVR still aren't resolved. It seems that no-one has been able to get the blasters in two HD PVR's to work at the same time. My impression is that a few people seem to have managed to get their systems working - seemingly by positioning their tongues just right and backing away slowly when it seemed stable. Others haven't been as fortunate. I know that reading help forums is probably not the best place to get a fair impression of a product. You generally only read about problems unless you ask. I'd sure appreciate it if you could give me your unbiased opinion. I work as a database programmer - so on the one hand I might have a leg up with computers generally. But, really, I'm mostly looking for something that works rather than another hobby. What do you think? Is it possible to setup a fast computer with this software and a couple of HD PVRs to record my TV shows in 1080i - somewhere close to as error free as the cable-issue PVR I'm using now? Thanks in advance for your comments, corrections, and advice. [/QUOTE]

Verification