Comments on: Why I’m building my own PVR http://blog.monkeyless.com/2005/10/04/why-im-building-my-own-pvr/ Yes, we have no monkeys Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Admin http://blog.monkeyless.com/2005/10/04/why-im-building-my-own-pvr/comment-page-1/#comment-8451 Admin Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:33:21 +0000 http://blog.monkeyless.com/?p=24#comment-8451 David, Yeah, I'm running Sage TV now also. Skipping the commercials is quick enough for me (one long jump and a few short jumps to get to the end of them) that I never bothered with the automatic commercial skipping feature. David,

Yeah, I’m running Sage TV now also. Skipping the commercials is quick enough for me (one long jump and a few short jumps to get to the end of them) that I never bothered with the automatic commercial skipping feature.

]]> By: David http://blog.monkeyless.com/2005/10/04/why-im-building-my-own-pvr/comment-page-1/#comment-7767 David Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:51:11 +0000 http://blog.monkeyless.com/?p=24#comment-7767 I use sagetv software to automatically skip my commercials and the output is unencrypted mpeg video that can be burned to DVD with the commercials edited out. So when I watch tv, I don't have to hit 5 buttons on the remote for every commercial, it just doesn't show me any commercials...EVER. Oh...also the software is cheaper than a TiVo (79 bucks) and doesn't require any monthly dues...EVER. I use sagetv software to automatically skip my commercials and the output is unencrypted mpeg video that can be burned to DVD with the commercials edited out. So when I watch tv, I don’t have to hit 5 buttons on the remote for every commercial, it just doesn’t show me any commercials…EVER. Oh…also the software is cheaper than a TiVo (79 bucks) and doesn’t require any monthly dues…EVER.

]]> By: Oscar Merida http://blog.monkeyless.com/2005/10/04/why-im-building-my-own-pvr/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Oscar Merida Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:29:57 +0000 http://blog.monkeyless.com/?p=24#comment-92 Hi, I agree with all your points about why it makes sense to build a PVR instead of buying a Tivo. It's definitely going to be an interesting and reward project. It's also good to see that you don't cite hardware or subscription costs as a reason to build your own PVR. However, I chose to buy a Tivo, because I don't have the time or inclination to put a Myth box together, set it to work with my Dish receive, and track down resulting bugs or hiccups and updated. I have read that Myth has come along ways and is a great project. I'm just not convinced that I can trust it to work reliably without any administration time. I love my TiVO particularly because it's always working, receives software updates automaticaly, and basically "just works". Getting video off of the Tivo is not difficult with TivoToGo. It's also not hard to unencrypt the video if you have a Windows P and get the DirectShow Dumper utility. You can enable 30 second skip on TiVo by pressing Select, play, Select,. 3, 0, Select. Perfect for jumping past commercial. TiVo's also offered programming your tivo box over the web from their site since the Series2 came out. Also, with HME apps and the Galleon project (http://galleon.tv/) you can play music from another PC, view pictures, get weather, and tons of other things. Hi, I agree with all your points about why it makes sense to build a PVR instead of buying a Tivo. It’s definitely going to be an interesting and reward project. It’s also good to see that you don’t cite hardware or subscription costs as a reason to build your own PVR.

However, I chose to buy a Tivo, because I don’t have the time or inclination to put a Myth box together, set it to work with my Dish receive, and track down resulting bugs or hiccups and updated. I have read that Myth has come along ways and is a great project. I’m just not convinced that I can trust it to work reliably without any administration time. I love my TiVO particularly because it’s always working, receives software updates automaticaly, and basically “just works”.

Getting video off of the Tivo is not difficult with TivoToGo. It’s also not hard to unencrypt the video if you have a Windows P and get the DirectShow Dumper utility.

You can enable 30 second skip on TiVo by pressing Select, play, Select,. 3, 0, Select. Perfect for jumping past commercial. TiVo’s also offered programming your tivo box over the web from their site since the Series2 came out.

Also, with HME apps and the Galleon project (http://galleon.tv/) you can play music from another PC, view pictures, get weather, and tons of other things.

]]> By: Monkeyless » Blog Archive » Tivo Series 3 http://blog.monkeyless.com/2005/10/04/why-im-building-my-own-pvr/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Monkeyless » Blog Archive » Tivo Series 3 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:47:06 +0000 http://blog.monkeyless.com/?p=24#comment-91 [...] In my first post here about building a DVR I went over the reasons why I’m building my own DVR instead of just getting a Tivo. I’ll wait here while you read that one. [...] [...] In my first post here about building a DVR I went over the reasons why I’m building my own DVR instead of just getting a Tivo. I’ll wait here while you read that one. [...]

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