Potentially killer set-top box for cord-cutters
Add Netflix and this could replace Tivo AND Roku for me. [eta: And cable, except for Game of Thrones. Come on HBO, you're my last hold-out!]
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Jessica - Dec 17, 2013 4:23:19 am PST #23394 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
msbelle - Dec 17, 2013 4:36:13 am PST #23395 of 25496
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
SO that is a one time purchase, no yearly subscription?
megan walker - Dec 17, 2013 6:41:50 am PST #23396 of 25496
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
God I miss my DVR, but it's so nice having no box whatsoever.
Jessica - Dec 17, 2013 6:44:38 am PST #23397 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
SO that is a one time purchase, no yearly subscription?
Yeah, that's what it looks like. If they're able to line up more content partners there might be monthly charges for specific online channels, but they're not charging for regular TV listings info the way Tivo does.
omnis_audis - Dec 17, 2013 7:56:51 am PST #23398 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Basically a VCR, but digital. I'm curious if there is any DRM's.
Steph L. - Dec 17, 2013 8:20:26 am PST #23399 of 25496
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oooh. As a cable-less OTA viewer, I would be all over that.
NoiseDesign - Dec 17, 2013 8:36:43 am PST #23400 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
But at $250 it only includes 16 GB of flash memory which is only good for a 2 hour recording time. You'd need to add a hard drive to make it even usable.
meara - Dec 17, 2013 8:56:34 am PST #23401 of 25496
Yeah, that's what I noticed. Boo.
omnis_audis - Dec 17, 2013 8:59:45 am PST #23402 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I wonder if there is an option to record at lesser quality level (think VCR speeds of SP, LP, SLP). Not sure digital can do that. But at 2 hours, it's pretty much EXACTLY like an old VCR. I wonder if you can remove the flash memory, and insert another (i.e., is it a card? Or soldered into the circuit board).
Jessica - Dec 17, 2013 9:00:30 am PST #23403 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But you can but a 4TB drive for less than the cost of a Tivo lifetime subscription.