Which other PVR are you moving to ?

1 x TiVo FreeSat (UK Alternate EPG)
1 x TiVo FreeSat (UK Alternate EPG)
1 x PlayTV FreeView

 

Already have 2 SKY+ boxes and a lifetime Tivo

Main day to day recording is on the main SKY+ box, the second is for the kids and Tivo which reliable picks up my fave programs unlike Sky+

Have no interest in Freeview as most of the programs I like are only on Sky and Virgin and as I have said many times before, cant get virgin despite being only 15 metres away.

Interested in exploring Win7 media centre once I have a desktop man enough to run it.

 

I'm not replacing it with a device at all. I'll be using just iPlayer and similar for the stuff for which I don't want to wait to rent a DVD.

 

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Got a Humax HDR T2 - 50)Gb

Works a treat.

Still gonna use the TiVo - unless they somehow disable it.

 

Hopefully will be able to use the replacement S1 service until DSO (2012) when we will finally get freeview HD. Will then check out what's available in the HD arena (DTT or Sat). If no S1 service, will check out MythTV or get a Humax freesat box.

 

I have Sky+ (reinstated after the announcement of EPG) (Just for stuff on Sky Only channels, and when i want to remote record things)
I have a Humax Fox HD T2 for everyday stuff (much prefer the interface on this)
and an Old Humax 9300 just doing "Friends" (the TV fillers!)

 

MythTV for me. A pain in the proverbial to set up, but its been working well since. Recordings from a DVB-T card are in MPeg2 format so are easy to edit and play

 

MCE on Windows 7 with extenders is the plan. I'll also hope to keep my Tivo on with the new EPG.

 

TiVo S1 for me. (can't afford anything else)

 

Aint that the truth !!!

I also have an unsubbed Tivo that I was given which I hope to be able to use once the alternate EPG becomes available.

I have yet another Tivo sitting in the garage which I bought a couple of years ago from eBay but it pixellates the display. Not sure if its the motherboard or just a duff hard disc. May revisit that machine once the new EPG is ready.

 

I went to Windows Media Centre because it gives me a user interface nearly as good as Tivo (IMHO), plus that ability to record in HD on multiple channels at the same time.
I got it just before the news of the end of the EPG service, so that did not influence my decision.

 

Sticking with my TiVo S1 for now (assuming the replacement EPG comes to fruition), but hoping that YouView might provide something worth replacing it with in due course.

 

Ordered a 2nd hand SKY+ box off ebay. Order had problems, buyer felt so bad he sent me THREE (yes! Three!) SKY+ boxes. So, have an octo LNB waiting for install and cable running.

However, if (when) Murdoch gets the rest of BSkyB (what a stitch up that is by the ConDems) the SKY is getting cancelled and will most likely replace with a Humax Freesat.

In either situation, was going to use the TiVo with replacement service along with the old standard SKY box as an 'extra' recording facility.

 

I wouldn't Larry. The user interface on Sky+/HD isn't as good as TiVo (but not as bad as BT Vision) and Sky+ does the need the occasional reboot but the recording quality is excellent and they are slowly improving the user interface.

 

I have bought a load of components and am going to build an HTPC which will do HD freeview, satellite, network media and blu-ray

If the 'alternative epg project' comes through I will continue to use TiVo but we will no longer be using it as our primary box any more - its about time we went HD anyway so i am using it as an excuse to buy a new telly as well.

Jolltax

 

Bought a Humax 9300T.
Canceled Sky. I'll miss Sky Arts.

 

I Have bought a second sky+ box and upgraded the HDD very cheap as the box was £27 pounds delivered and I already had a spare 500gb HDD. Left this being controlled by the TiVo but started setting series links. Not as good as TiVo but gives me options. Roll on the alternative EPG must be the best option.

 

I bet Tivo are watching this poll and sobbing. If only they'd offered a Freeview box.

 

Doubt it. I'm moving to VM TiVo, and will retire my S1 next week !