Does your cable company not offer a DVR? Mine is only like 6 bucks per month and has dual tuner so I can record two shows at once and watch a third live if I want.
Does your cable company not offer a DVR? Mine is only like 6 bucks per month and has dual tuner so I can record two shows at once and watch a third live if I want.
They do, and they are backed up on orders/installations-- I called a few weeks ago and got put on a waiting lidt, they said it could be 6 weeks, :(
And ours if 15 bucks a/month-- that seems kinda high huh
And ours if 15 bucks a/month-- that seems kinda high huh
Well that may be normal. We live in a small town and many things are cheaper. Our cable internet is only 35 when it was over 40 when we lived in Tampa.
Does your cable company not offer a DVR? Mine is only like 6 bucks per month and has dual tuner so I can record two shows at once and watch a third live if I want.
No, they have a DVR. $10/month, which is very reasonable. however, I only have basic basic cable (read $17/month) and get all my HD over the airwaves. Thus to get the DVR I also need to get the $45/month upgrade to my service. So the DVR is (to me) $55/month...
It seems like several of the networks are putting full episodes of their shows online for free. I know CBS is doing it with Survivor, ABC put the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy online... look around. :)
Are there any tuner cards out there that allow you to watch more than one program at a time, anyone know?
Yes, and they are going to be expensive too. This card allows you to record one show while watching another. I don't think there will be cards that do much more than this though, it's probably the limit of TV tuner cards at this point, I could be wrong about that though, not entirely sure.
Edit to add: Although, couldn't you theoretically just have say, 5 TV tuner cards in your computer and run them all at once? As long as they each have their own cable, wouldn't that work?
Originally posted by TrynityRose:
Are there any other options other than tivo and cable supplied dvr?
Yes, use a TV tuner card and your PC. With the right software, it should work just like a Tivo or any other DVR would. It's probably much more of a pain to set up and use, but it'll do the job and there aren't any monthly fees for it.
Edit to add: Although, couldn't you theoretically just have say, 5 TV tuner cards in your computer and run them all at once? As long as they each have their own cable, wouldn't that work?
Most certainly. You can even buy pre-built systems with 10 or more cards in them.
