10-06-2013, 10:25 AM
Some additional info. Simple.TV is a little stand alone box that plus into your current network via Ethernet and allows for recording of OTA or clear QAM signal to an attached USB hard drive. You can access the content of the DVR from a Roku, iOS device, or Mac/PC. Android purported to be shipping soon.
Basic device allows for watching and record live TV and watch recorded TV. The Premier service adds:
FYI, there's version 2 hardware scheduled to ship sometime in the future and a software update coming. I'm some users will be better served to waiting, but I figured $99 was low enough to dip my toe into the product. The lifetime service is supposed to be transferable to newer devices and might even cover multiple concurrent devices. That's what I was reading in the woot discussion anyway.
Basic device allows for watching and record live TV and watch recorded TV. The Premier service adds:
- schedule episode recordings (automated, manual supported with basic service)
- schedule series recordings
- electronic program guide
- program imagery and details
- streaming to apps/browser over Internet (LAN supported with basic service)
FYI, there's version 2 hardware scheduled to ship sometime in the future and a software update coming. I'm some users will be better served to waiting, but I figured $99 was low enough to dip my toe into the product. The lifetime service is supposed to be transferable to newer devices and might even cover multiple concurrent devices. That's what I was reading in the woot discussion anyway.