Ask HN: What DVR do you use?
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We have a HR20 from Direct TV. What a pile of sh. This thing sounds like its grinding coffee non-stop. It also locks up and jitters during play back. I would also like to know what designer thought it would be a good idea to put a circle of blue flashing/rotating LED's on the front of this thing. He should be hung by his nuts!
Sky+ in the UK. 160Gb. It's not the High Definition box either.
It's managed to survive since 2006 but locks up nearly every day needing a hard reset to restore.
Looking for alternatives.
You could try out boxee and an eyeTV on a mini or shuttle pc, it's pretty easy to set up.
I recently ordered a Tivo premiere but the software is awful. The overlay menus are hard to read and at times prevent me from watching TV until I complete an action.
Now I'm left with the option of staying with the poorly built generic DVR, Moxi or DIY with Windows 7 Media. Moxi seems like the most promising option.
What does the HN community use for a DVR and are you happy with it?