On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 18:48 +0000, Jan T. Kim wrote:
The PVR-9200T is a DVB-T receiver / HD recorder with an USB interface
Actually the more I think about it USB is a really strange choice on what is otherwise quite a nifty looking bit of kit.
USB depends on you having a PC quite near your TV..seeing as this unit is designed for a living room that is often not the case (it's the only room in our house where I am not allowed computers) and in 90% of households limits you to a laptop.
What I would love is that device but network aware...So I can (using a html interface) browse the hard drive contents, upload and download files. Program the tuner and timers, monitor free space etc..Then it would (with a broadband connection and some security) allow me to get the nirvana of home video recording (being able to set the damn thing from work when you forgot to do it before you left)
* I actually did a project for a college electronics course many years ago using a DTMF decoder and IR extender that allowed you to phone your video up and program it from the phone keypad, it was a bit limited because it could only set the timer not edit it...so if you made a mistake in the (difficult) syntax your machine would be left in a unknown state...probably recording a channel five documentary on recumbent cycles when you wanted Eastenders (or worse the other way round)...Got a good grade though so it did the job....oh and it was machine specific.