kratos
11-15-2008, 05:35 PM
Hey guys/ladies,
I need a little help with a current situation:
I purchased the DirecTivo (10-250) back when it was originally released in 2004. It has been the workhorse of my TV watching and other than a few small complaints I've been very happy. All of my local OTA channels come in well and I have no real need for the HD offerings D** provides since a majority of of my viewing is local (75%) and the rest don't have HD channels.
My beloved Tivo (or Tito if you will) has given me the blue over heating screen and from what I have been reading on here, will require a power supply swap. I need a little help in deciding how I should proceed:
Either I can-
Do the power supply swap and hang on to a dying machine, which will be additional money out of pocket for a machine that is out dated and aged.
Try out the D** HD DVR and sign a 2 yr contract. Please advise how this will affect my account status if I decide to upgrade to the DTivo when it comes out next year (hopefully).
Try the Uverse DVR and see how that goes. I live in a area that Verizon does not offer Fios and my other options are AT&T or Cox. The Cox signal in my neighborhood is terrible and can't see going to that company. I was hoping that people that have experience with the AT&T HD DVR could chime in and let me know thier feelings on the HD DVR offerings.
Thanks in advance for any opinions/suggestions that you may provide.
Ivan
I need a little help with a current situation:
I purchased the DirecTivo (10-250) back when it was originally released in 2004. It has been the workhorse of my TV watching and other than a few small complaints I've been very happy. All of my local OTA channels come in well and I have no real need for the HD offerings D** provides since a majority of of my viewing is local (75%) and the rest don't have HD channels.
My beloved Tivo (or Tito if you will) has given me the blue over heating screen and from what I have been reading on here, will require a power supply swap. I need a little help in deciding how I should proceed:
Either I can-
Do the power supply swap and hang on to a dying machine, which will be additional money out of pocket for a machine that is out dated and aged.
Try out the D** HD DVR and sign a 2 yr contract. Please advise how this will affect my account status if I decide to upgrade to the DTivo when it comes out next year (hopefully).
Try the Uverse DVR and see how that goes. I live in a area that Verizon does not offer Fios and my other options are AT&T or Cox. The Cox signal in my neighborhood is terrible and can't see going to that company. I was hoping that people that have experience with the AT&T HD DVR could chime in and let me know thier feelings on the HD DVR offerings.
Thanks in advance for any opinions/suggestions that you may provide.
Ivan