pvr
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How To Watch And Record Live TV On Your XBMC Media Centre
Building a media centre is a killer way to watch or stream your favourite movies and TV shows. If you miss being able to watch live TV or want to record it so you can watch it later, you can turn your XBMC box into a personal video recorder (PVR). Here’s what you need to…
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How To Automatically Download TV Shows As Soon As They’ve Aired (Or Turn Your PC Into A TiVo)
Video content is readily available online for you to download, but the download process isn’t always as simple and automated as using something like a TiVO to simply schedule the content you want to watch. Fortunately, there are some great tools to help you do that with both BitTorrent and Usenet. Here’s how to set…
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Do You Skip Television Commercials Or Let Them Roll?
Nielsen has recently reported that 46 per cent of viewers aren’t skipping commercials in shows recorded on their personal video recorders (PVRs). That number seemed ridiculously high to us, so we’re asking you: Do you watch, skip, or run to the kitchen on commercials?
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Expensive simplicity: the PVR tradeoff
With the recent launch of the Foxtel IQ2, the imminent (and much-delayed) appearance of Tivo in Australia next month, and Sony promising its own PlayTV personal video recorder (PVR) option before the year is out, there are more big-name PVR choices for Aussies than ever before. Getting your favourite TV programs automatically recorded for playback…