Re: Media Center Vs Tivo On Engadget
Perhaps Tivo has gotten better since my last foray into that realm with the DirecTivo, but I found the reliability to be lacking… from a hardware standpoint. I found this with the DirecTivo, as well as the standalone models. The software was pretty darn solid, but between hard drive failures, power supply failures (overheating?), and card readers failing, the Tivo hardware was a major issue for me over the years. That was the #2 reason (right behind DRM) why I built my own HTPC, followed shortly afterward by the server.
I do find it a little surprising that the same day they posted that comparison they also posted a poll about the [url=http://hd.engadget.com/2010/08/08/poll-whats-the-most-important-feature-in-a-hd-dvr/]”most important feature” for a DVR[/url] and the only thing they assumed was “connected to an HDTV” and listed “reliability” as an “extra feature”. How is that “extra”?!?! I don’t care how great everything else is if the thing can’t reliably record and play back my shows!