TiVo or not TiVo? Some buying advice to help you sift through DVR deals.
Digital video recorders -- best described as VCRs without the tape -- are ready to hit the mainstream -- and a full-fledged pricing war between the two market leaders soon could have the mainstream flocking to the DVR.
But choices have become complex. Satellite TV providers, PC makers and software companies -- and, in some cities, even cable companies -- offer their own versions of a DVR. Equipment costs and pricing plans have become tougher to understand.
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/6856850.htm
Digital video recorders -- best described as VCRs without the tape -- are ready to hit the mainstream -- and a full-fledged pricing war between the two market leaders soon could have the mainstream flocking to the DVR.
But choices have become complex. Satellite TV providers, PC makers and software companies -- and, in some cities, even cable companies -- offer their own versions of a DVR. Equipment costs and pricing plans have become tougher to understand.
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/6856850.htm
