10-06-2013, 10:14 AM
Woot has the Simple.TV network DVR for $99, pricing includes lifetime premier service. Seems reasonable, so I went ahead and got one for my mother.
I'm not sure a single tuner OTA/clear QAM only network DVR is right for all users, but I figured the price was decent given its features and the ease of use seemed better than most roll your own network DVR options, so why not give it a shot. In this particular case, there shouldn't be any additional costs past the $105 shipped for the Simple.TV. My mom already has a Roku (gave her an older Roku XD to replace her Apple TV) as a recording viewer box, I can certainly gift her an extra hard drive for storing her DVR recordings, and she already has an OTA antenna for tuning the locals. Seems like all the bases are covered.
Hoping this is a nice step up from her current use of VCR and swapping tapes. If nothing else (read as my mom hates change and the experiment is a failure), I'll use it to grab kid's show for my daughter's enjoyment. Perhaps some sports for myself.
I'm not sure a single tuner OTA/clear QAM only network DVR is right for all users, but I figured the price was decent given its features and the ease of use seemed better than most roll your own network DVR options, so why not give it a shot. In this particular case, there shouldn't be any additional costs past the $105 shipped for the Simple.TV. My mom already has a Roku (gave her an older Roku XD to replace her Apple TV) as a recording viewer box, I can certainly gift her an extra hard drive for storing her DVR recordings, and she already has an OTA antenna for tuning the locals. Seems like all the bases are covered.
Hoping this is a nice step up from her current use of VCR and swapping tapes. If nothing else (read as my mom hates change and the experiment is a failure), I'll use it to grab kid's show for my daughter's enjoyment. Perhaps some sports for myself.