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| Porn Scout Deactivated User 3735 Posts 10/02 |  Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 3:24AMThe biggest part of my cable bill is the ~$30 I pay each month for the HD-DVR. Now, this is an awesome device, but this seems like a pretty damn excessive charge. So, I'm wondering, what other sorts of alternatives are out there? Do I absolutely have to pay Comcast or can I buy a device on my own? I really have no idea. [Link] |
| Rod Member 908 Posts 8/10 | Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 7:25AM [Link] |
CummingLinguist  All-Star Member 5908 Posts 11/11 | Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 7:44AM I would definitely do some research first. [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 9:20PM If DirecTV is an option, their price is more reasonable. They charge $5 per month per receiver regardless of the type of receiver that you have and $7 per month for DVR service. The DVR service fee is $7 regardless of whether you have 1 DVR or 4 DVR's. It's an account level charge, not a receiver level charge. you can get 1 HD DVR for free, when you sign up along with 3 HD receivers. Additional HD DVR's cost $199. But, they will usually make deals with new customers. [Link] |
| Rod Member 908 Posts 8/10 | Posted - Jan 31 2012 : 10:32PM I think it should be like HSInternet. I pay for residential service regardless of how many computers I connect through my router. I own the modem and the router and the wires. They charge me to connect. I'm fine if they want to charge me a volume/usage based component like other utilities. I'm willing to pay for the amount I use. I should pay for cable the same way. I'd like to own the cable box and wires and just connect to their service. I should be able to connect DVR or TV or whatever. I realize they don't see it that way, but that's the service I want to buy and if someone comes along with better hardware/software/UI I want to be able to change. The current UI sucks!!! Hopefully someone will come along with a new model. [Link] |
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| Porn Scout Deactivated User 3735 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Feb 1 2012 : 1:10AM [Link] |
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| CummingLinguist All-Star Member 5908 Posts 11/11 | Posted - Feb 1 2012 : 6:47AM [Link] |
| Porn Scout Deactivated User 3735 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Feb 2 2012 : 3:04AM [Link] |
| CummingLinguist All-Star Member 5908 Posts 11/11 | Posted - Feb 2 2012 : 5:10AM [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Feb 2 2012 : 1:30PM What you pay, for what you get depends on where you live. Almost to the point of your house number. Comcast has different rates according to location and services. A HD-DVDR from Comcast in my area is $18/month (last I checked). AT & T offers Uverse (usually cheaper than Comcast) in places where that have completed installation. It operates over your telephone line so depending on the quality of the line you may get good service or not so good. I know a person who works for AT & T and he switched to Comcast, yet his next door neighbor got excellent UVerse reception. Over the air (like Direct TV) depends on your antenna sighting. I considered switching out my three TIVOs for the newer HD versions but found out that each TIVO would need a cable card. The monthly cable card charge is equal to the charge for a DVDR from Comcast, so that would not save me any money. If you're looking for a TIVO, check out http://www.weaknees.com. They do a good job of competing with TIVO and are recommended by TIVO if you need a repair on one of your TIVOs. [Link] |
| Porn Scout Deactivated User 3735 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 1:06AM [Link] |
| Sammyboy Member 308 Posts 8/01 | Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 11:00PM [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 11:33PM DirecTV charges the same monthy fee for a DVR as they do for a regular receiver. According to a co-worker, who has Dish, Dish charges him double for his DVR because it has two tuners in it and they charge per tuner, not per receiver. DirecTV charges per receiver. I have 3 HD DVR's, each with 2 tuners and am charged $12 per month (the first receiver is included in the monthly programming fee). [Link] |
| Rod Member 908 Posts 8/10 | Posted - Feb 24 2012 : 8:33AM [Link] |
| jayo All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Feb 24 2012 : 4:30PM Ultimately you're paying for convenience. The computer DVR solution is viable but requires you to research it, put it together and run it yourself, which most people won't do. You pay for the convenience of a box that's already configured, a remote, etc. It's a bit like Apple products. You pay a premium for them, but you get a prepacked solution that's already been tested and vetted to work. Edited by - jayo on 2/24/2012 4:33:19 PM [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Feb 24 2012 : 11:32PM Once DirecTV added Multi-room viewing, now I essentially have one very large DVR with 6 tuners. Most of the time, there is no reason to have that many tuners. However, there have been times (especially on Sunday during football season) when all 6 tuners are recording. Since I need a receiver for every TV anyway, and DirecTV doesn't charge any more for a DVR than they do for a regular receiver, there is no reason to get rid of any of the DVR's that I already have. [Link] |
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