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>would like to have a better antenna setup with DVR that does not require subscription I have been looking at a Channel Master[0] for this exact purpose; the c
by narrowrail 11y ago
>would like to have a better antenna setup with DVR that does not require subscription
I have been looking at a Channel Master[0] for this exact purpose; the cost is $250+HDD. It has an ethernet port which allows one to get an EPG [1] from Rovi, but it isn't required. If I pull the trigger maybe I'll do a write up and submit it.
[0]http://www.channelmaster.com/Antenna_DVR_s/336.htm http://www.channelmaster.com/Antenna_DVR_s/336.htm
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_program_guide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_program_guide
- shanecleveland 11y agoThanks. A good option. Definitely would pay for itself over time if switch from a cable provider alternative. We've never had a DVR before, so hard to justify the jumping in cost. It would be cool to see Roku or Apple TV combine this functionality.
- Symbiote 11y agoIsn't an EPG part of the US-American standard? It has been part of the DVB (rest of the world…) standard since the beginning, so there's generally a button on a TV remote to display it. (The DVB MPEG transport stream contains mostly video packets, but is interspersed with the EPG — in bits — and other media. Almost all TVs will cache the EPG, though earlier systems required the user to wait until the requested information was rebroadcast.)
- JonathonW 11y agoEPGs are part of the standard and broadcasters are required to transmit them, but there's no quality control on them beyond what the broadcaster does themselves; some broadcasters do a great job and some... don't. That's where paid services like SchedulesDirect [1] come in; they pull data from the same source that Tivo and the cable/satellite companies are using, which (usually) gives you accurate scheduling. [1] http://www.schedulesdirect.org/ http://www.schedulesdirect.org/