 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to daake07
Re: As a Charter Customer I'm upset said by daake07: Sure they are lowering the cost of DVRs, but then you can only watch the program in the room you recorded it in, that isn't nearly as convenient.
Oh my what a burden. for shame that you must suffer through that. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | Charter does offer at least one remote DVR unit that will allow multi-room playback of content recorded on a single DVR. (I have this.) When I got it, I believe they said you can add additional remote playback boxes. I'm not sure how many.
It works well except control of what the DVR records can only be managed from the actual DVR.
Having multi-room playback is a legitimate feature and something that DirectTV heavily advertises. Regarding my personal situation, it's very desirable because my kids are frequently in the living room watching their DVR programs. I routinely send them to the basement (finished and very comfortable) to continue their viewing experience when I want to watch the news.
If each DVR was independent, that wouldn't be possible and it would be confusing to try and maintain the same scheduled recordings on two units, let alone more than two. There's also "on-demand" recording when something interrupts live TV and you don't want to miss the rest of the program. Inevitably content would be on the wrong DVR. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by rradina:Charter does offer at least one remote DVR unit that will allow multi-room playback of content recorded on a single DVR. (I have this.)
They will stop offering this tomorrow. |
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mogamer
join:2011-04-20
Royal Oak, MI | reply to BF69
said by BF69:said by daake07: Sure they are lowering the cost of DVRs, but then you can only watch the program in the room you recorded it in, that isn't nearly as convenient.
Oh my what a burden. for shame that you must suffer through that. That's an a*****e response. He didn't say he was suffering. Pay-tv is a luxury for most people in the first place. Nothing wrong with wanting all of the bells and whistles if you can afford it. |
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But as it has been said, Charter offered the service because people wanted it. Now every major player also offers the service so why is Charter dropping it.
Most people do not watch all their TV on the same set, especially if you have family and kids who also want the TV. Whole house DVRs are a great option and I paid a premium for it (extra $2 -- $7 a month for the remote STB), so why get rid of it.
I think one of the reasons was a shortage of boxes available, I know many people were unable to get it because of that. I know when I got it installed in February, I received the last box they had available in Nebraska. |
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