chasmetz:

PLUCKYHD:

Ps HD-PVR will be dead once cable and sattelite decide to downgrade component video out anyways.

This point is moot....

http://www.curtpalme.com/HDFury2.shtm

Moot until you realize that you are spending $500 per STB (+ monthly STB costs).  HD PVR is $250, and you need an HDFury for each box which is another $250.  That gets a bit too rich for me.

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Chris Lanier
The Green Button Forum Moderator

There are some really good points made here. I see OCUR and HD PVR as viable solutions although I don't honestly know how long term either solutions will be. Still what matters is here and now.

For what its worth I have seen the Hauppauge HD PVR for as low as ~$189.99. Typical pricing at newegg is ~$219.99 so you can consider $250 the old price or MSRP. The HDfury2 is not necessary expense at this time so it doesn't need to be in the calculation for the moment.

I for one would buy into both OCUR and HD PVR just for the heck of it. I could also see buying an HDfury2 just to play with it too.

When its all said and done though I really like that the HD PVR has no real DRM restrictions and that is something I would actually pay extra for. When you live with DRM it can be easy to forget how liberating it is to live without it,.....even if its just for a little while and at great expense.

 

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