Manfredi, Albert E wrote: > Cliff Benham wrote: > > >> It is out of stock everywhere because it is a very popular item. >> >> It is the tivo alternative and is more user friendly than anything >> offered by DirecTV, Dish or the cable companies. >> > > >> There is a dvd rec. with 160 gig hard drive made under the >> Magnavox name for $250 here: >> > http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10104532&findingMet > hod=rr > > Thanks, Cliff. I also eventually found that, last night. It must be the > same basic item as the Philips. The Philips used to be stacked on the > shelves at WalMart, but not anymore. Maybe it is just a case of > temporary inventory depletion. It is still very difficult to find any > sort of OTA PVR over here. Even DVD recorders without hard drive, and > with ATSC and clearQAM receiver built-in, are not easy to find. > > I know Craig thinks that "nobody cares." But the truth is, if nobody > cared, they wouldn't have jacked up the price of the Philips so much. > > Bert > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > It is kinda strange. I don't seem to hear people complaining about how hard it is to time shift ATSC. Maybe (non-computer) DVR users tend to also have cable or satellite. - Tom ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.