http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/ Engadget Comments for Sharp to roll out Aquos HD DVRs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/>This is what Tivo should do for off-the-air HD content recording!

The HDTiVo for directv does record OTA. But they still don't have a stand-alone HD TiVO or a cable HDTiVo. (Comcast & TiVo are working together, but not much is known about a time frame)]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/
Different HD standards.

Sony (and probably others) does have a standalone HD DVR that uses CableCARD. Which means it's subject to current CC limitations too, but that's really the only way to do cable-based DVR right now if you're not the cable company.

For OTA stuff, Windows Media Center is still the best way to go.
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go look at Optoma, or sony's qualia for overpriced...well again if you want the best, then it doesnt matter then does it? :)]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/29/sharp-to-roll-out-aquos-hd-dvrs/
Head to avsforum.com and read the forums about these things. Lots of info there. Short story is you'll likely get either a Scientific Atlanta 8000HD or an 8300HD, or you'll get a Moxi box (not sure which Comcast uses).

If you get an 8000HD, call them up and ask them if you can have an 8300HD instead. Lots of problems with the 8000HD, but cable companies still use them while they phase in the 8300. The 8300 is a great machine. I have one. It's not perfect - it stutters every once in a while, and I'm not a huge fan of the interface - but it generally works well and I haven't missed a show yet. Picture quality on it is great (it saves at whatever the original quality of your cable signal is, and will output digitally if you want it to), and I love having two HD tuners along with PIP. (PIP is something you usually have to give up if you use a cable box.)

I also have an OTA antenna so I really have three HD tuners. I never miss anything!

"and can someone explain why id pay for OTA HD broadcasts from my cable company when i can get them for free umm, over the air?"

I'm assuming you're asking why you'd pay specifically for your local channels.

The answer is, you shouldn't. My cable company gives them to you for free as long as you have digital cable. I think this may actually be an FCC requirement. All you need is an HD cable box, and that's also free, but you need to prove you have an HDTV set. The DVR is the only thing that costs extra, and that's $8.95 a month. (Cheaper than Tivo.) They also throw in TNT-HD and one or two other non-locals for free. Then there's a package of "premium" HD channels for another 8 bucks a month, which includes ESPN and the two each INHD and HDNet channels.

YMMV, but you should at least get the locals included with your standard digital cable service. You're just paying for your DVR rental, most likely.

If you had an OTA DVR like this Sharp thing, you'd get everything for free. (Once you shell out for the DVR, that is... and HD DVR's are really expensive if you buy them outright.) But of course, no ESPN, no HDNets, no TNT, etc. Is there worthwhile stuff on the locals? Sure, but I wouldn't want to live without my cable HD channels now that I have them.
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