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Such thing as a DVR that does this???

GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
DVR:

Antenna input, capable of receiving HD OTA signal
HDMI output, capable of sending live 1080 HD content to HDTV

The actual recording aspect is less important to me. If it can record OTA content at 720p, that's good enough for me.

I have the feeling TiVo can do this, but I would prefer not to pay $19/month for a device to record the 4 or so OTA channels I watch. Can one buy a TiVo and NOT use its monthly service?

The main purpose of this device is to simply receive HD OTA signals via the standard antenna input and then send them "live" via the HDTV via HDMI.

Thanks.
 
Do you already have an HTPC? If so you can use a HD Homerun to do that.


If you need a standalone unit there's this, among others. Google "ota dvr" for additional alternatives.
 
GTaudiophile said:
Did TiVo like sue everyone else out of the DVR business or are they just the best at what they do and cornered the market?
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Its more the latter.

I chose to go the HTPC route for an OTA DVR. Of course I use it for other things as well.

My parents have the now discontinued Dish Network DTV Pal. It works well enough...but the software is not nearly as polished as TIVO. But its easy enough to use that my parents can figure out how to program it to record shows and such. Not bad for $300 and no service charges.
 
The options I can think of are the following:
1. Tivo HD with Lifetime from eBay (around $400 or less)
2. Channel Master CM-7000 ($340)
3. W7 HTPC with a AVerTV Duet (A188), Hauppauge HVR-2250, HDHomeRun, etc. (as Plugers suggested above)

The nice option to going with a W7 is you have the ability to expand it with clients like the Xbox 360 and the Ceton Echo once it's released.
 
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