Posted by Bob on 03/06/06 20:30

On 6 Mar 2006 10:00:52 -0800, jaykchan@hotmail.com wrote:

>The number of tuners in a PC is also limited by the number of tuners in the
>set-top box, and the number of set-top-boxes.

What set-top boxes?

We are talking about a PVR, which is a PC that has its own tuners? You
feed it the raw TV signal and it tunes in what you want.

I agree that 2 tuners is enough. But 1 is not enough. About 3 times a
week I have a time conflict and have to use the VCR to record the
second show. Then I dub it onto the DVD later. Pain in the arse.

Then there is the matter of time slipping, which requires an onboard
tuner that is laying off to the HDD. That would be one of the tuners
mentioned above. You could time slip and record at the same time. That
way if you get called away, you can finish the program later.





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