Bob Klahn -> All wrote:

 BK>>>>>  Check almost anyplace DVDs are sold.

 BK> ..

 EH>>> Why anyone would buy DVD/RWs to record TV shows on instead of using a
 EH>>> DVR is a mystery. You can even build your own DVR out of an old PC
 BK> using
 EH>>> free software.

 MG>> There is no stretch he won't sink to in a failing attempt
 MG>> to insult me. Apparently he simply can't understand that I
 MG>> don't care what he "thinks. He tries and tries to prove me
 MG>> wrong about *ANYTHING* and fails and fails every time.  :)

 BK>  Now both Hulett and Mimi are being stupid.

Not in the least.

 BK>  She said DVDs were not erasable.

And she is correct. DVD-RWs are erasable. DVD are only destroyable.

 BK> And Hulett isn't bright enough to know that a DVR
 BK>  only holds as much as the hard drive can hold. After that you
 BK>  have to remove the video from the hard drive.

Most DVRs have large hard drives. You can get the with over 1TB now. That
will hold hundreds of TV shows before having to delete. Plus, most DVRs now
also have a DVD+/-R/RW built in. Especially if you build your own from an
old unused PC. That is if you really want to keep the show for a long time.

 BK>  And moving your DVR from place to place, esp one made from a
 BK>  computer, can be a problem.

Why would anyone want to move their DVR around? There is no need to do
that. If you have your system set up properly, you can have your DVR in one
place and send the video to whatever monitor you want. If you want to share
your recorded videos with your friends, then invite them over to view it.

 BK>  Oh, and I have been recording TV on my computer for years. I
 BK>  have both an ATI and Hauppage cards, which I use on different
 BK>  computers. Oh, and some laptop cards and USB converters also.

Good for you.

 BK>  Way ahead of both of you on this.

In your dreams.

Ed

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