Similar to the DVR+. It has 2 tuners, which works great for us. If you're
watching live TV, you can pause/rewind/fast forward. You can record two
programs while watching a pre-recorded show. It also has several "streaming
channels", but we almost never watch them through the DVR+. If we want to
stream something, we go through the Roku. Roku connects us to pretty much
anything we're interested in; Netflix, Prime, Hulu, Vudu. There must be 30
or 40 different streaming thingies.
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On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 3:22 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, the AirTV does have an ethernet port on it, and it works fine to just
> plug it into the lan instead of using wifi. After it's setup, the over the
> air channels show up in the Sling app, just like the Sling streaming
> channels. They do give you the option of signing up for a free account if
> you don't want to subscribe to Sling.
>
> The biggest problem I see with it, is that you can't pause and rewind live
> tv... you can start recording something and then go watch the recorded
> program to be able to pause and rewind, but that's a bit of a pain.
>
> They do have another box, the AirTV Player (which is basically an Android
> TV box with a USB tuner that plugs into it), that does let you pause and
> rewind live TV, but it only works for one TV, and you need to have an
> antenna connected to it.
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 9:04 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>
>> When you get it, please let me know how I can get the content off of it
>> without using wifi, if possible.
>>
>> *From:* Mathew Howard
>> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 7:45 PM
>> *To:* AFMUG
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT cynical
>>
>> You don't need a sling subscription (or at least not a paid one), and it
>> does have an ethernet port.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 8:39 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>
>>> Two downsides I see:
>>> 1) It wants you to subscribe to SlingTV. While I do subscribe I
>>> don’t want to have to subscribe. That makes me not want to buy it.
>>>
>>> 2) It delivers content via wifi. It probably would not talk from my
>>> basement to my upstairs. If it has the ability to deliver via lan then it
>>> is much more useful to me.
>>>
>>> *From:* Mathew Howard
>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 7:33 PM
>>> *To:* AFMUG
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT cynical
>>>
>>> I just ordered one of these:
>>> https://www.airtv.net/products/airtv/
>>>
>>> The only downside I see compared to the Amazon thing is that it's only
>>> got two tuners instead of four, but it's a lot cheaper and it works with a
>>> roku. You do need a USB hard drive for dvr functions, since it doesn't have
>>> one built in. Sling has a deal going right now for a free one if you prepay
>>> for 3 months of service (which is only $75).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 7:58 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeahbut, I need OTA DVR. I use Roku for almost everything else.
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Jason McKemie
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 6:53 PM
>>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT cynical
>>>>
>>>> I've really been liking Roku for a streaming device.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 7:32 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Tivo send me an ad trying to get me to upgrade to their latest box. I
>>>>> have a Roamio. I own it. I don’t pay them anything monthly. After the
>>>>> upgrade deal went away, my Roamio bricked...
>>>>>
>>>>> Arrgh.
>>>>>
>>>>> Might go with Amazon Firebox...
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>>> On Jan 14, 2019 7:58 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yeahbut, I need OTA DVR. I use Roku for almost everything else.
>>>
>>> *From:* Jason McKemie
>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 6:53 PM
>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT cynical
>>>
>>> I've really been liking Roku for a streaming device.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 7:32 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tivo send me an ad trying to get me to upgrade to their latest box. I
>>>> have a Roamio. I own it. I don’t pay them anything monthly. After the
>>>> upgrade deal went away, my Roamio bricked...
>>>>
>>>> Arrgh.
>>>>
>>>> Might go with Amazon Firebox...
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