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Old 01-20-2009, 09:44 AM
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Re: HD-PVR is it worth the hassle?

Like geoff, I locked my cable box at 1080i. The only time I have any problems is when it records the third show in a row on the same channel.

Aside from that, I love this box. It makes even SDTV programs look beautiful, and when I drop in to a channel showing 1080i, it's just plain gorgeous!

It also happens to be the only solution for getting high definition in to your PC from satellite and for non-local cable channels.

My only complaint is the restart bug, and now that I know when to expect it to happen (3rd show in a row), I can mostly mitigate it by watching out for back to back recordings.
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