If I had FiOS, that would make me feel terrible. $200 could buy me a lot of hard drives to build my own DVR...
@Smith6612 wrote:If I had FiOS, that would make me feel terrible. $200 could buy me a lot of hard drives to build my own DVR...
Need a bit more than hard drives.
Some kind of machine, some kind of OS or software, someway of interfacing to and controlling an STB.
This can be done using MCE and a device like a Hauppauge PVR which will give you the capability to record however you still need something to stream the recodings your TV's. Media streamers are available but then you need a tv or device with apps to receive the feed.
By this time you have spent at least a couple of years of DVR rental.
In my case I already had the equipment having been a BeyondTv user for many years. and when I moved over to Fios I just changed the setup slightly.
However I too disagre with giving free DVR's to life without giving the same option to existing customers, probably based on a new contract agreement.
This is typical of Verizon as they will do anything to get a new Customer, while treating existing ones like crap.
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