Thursday, June 5, 2003
I dream...of PVRs!
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 07:03 AM
Please indulge me in this selfish off-topic post, but I need to tap into the awesome collective intelligence that reads this site. I have a confession to make: I have PVR envy. I desperately want to escape the shackles of VCR bondage and disillusionment that I've suffered under for decades, and frolic through the blissful fields of time-shifted TV that I see my southern brethren enjoying.
The problem is that due to the quasi-communist laws of the CRTC (our Canadian government broadcasting board of thugs), most of the satellite systems that TiVo and others are based off of (DirecTV) aren't allowed in Canada. Thus they're grey market/black market items, and thus a dubious solution. And none of the US-based PVR companies care to offer the service in Canada anyway.
My fellow Canadians, how have you achieved PVR nirvana? Show me the way! Bell ExpressVue has some PVR solutions, but they don't look very sophisticated (they have no learning functions like TiVo), and I'm not sure I want to switch to Bell ExpressVue unless I have no choice. Has anyone tried these solutions from Bell? Are they any good?
I'm a Shaw digital cable subscriber, but Shaw has thus far remained in the dark ages when it comes to PVR. There was a combination PVR/cable model/firewall dubbed "Moxi" being bandied about last year that I was sure Shaw would adopt, but nothing so far. Anyone here work for Shaw and know any different? Shaw is a fairly cutting-edge company, so I'm surprised to see them not offering a PVR solution. I'd drop some serious coin to get a solution that works!
I've scoured a few PVR forums, and can't seem to find a solution - should I get a TiVo? A ReplayTV? Are there any solutions for tapping into the programming from where I am in Canada? For the love of all things holy, help me! I'm suffering! :lol:
The problem is that due to the quasi-communist laws of the CRTC (our Canadian government broadcasting board of thugs), most of the satellite systems that TiVo and others are based off of (DirecTV) aren't allowed in Canada. Thus they're grey market/black market items, and thus a dubious solution. And none of the US-based PVR companies care to offer the service in Canada anyway.
My fellow Canadians, how have you achieved PVR nirvana? Show me the way! Bell ExpressVue has some PVR solutions, but they don't look very sophisticated (they have no learning functions like TiVo), and I'm not sure I want to switch to Bell ExpressVue unless I have no choice. Has anyone tried these solutions from Bell? Are they any good?
I'm a Shaw digital cable subscriber, but Shaw has thus far remained in the dark ages when it comes to PVR. There was a combination PVR/cable model/firewall dubbed "Moxi" being bandied about last year that I was sure Shaw would adopt, but nothing so far. Anyone here work for Shaw and know any different? Shaw is a fairly cutting-edge company, so I'm surprised to see them not offering a PVR solution. I'd drop some serious coin to get a solution that works!
I've scoured a few PVR forums, and can't seem to find a solution - should I get a TiVo? A ReplayTV? Are there any solutions for tapping into the programming from where I am in Canada? For the love of all things holy, help me! I'm suffering! :lol:
