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Rathji · 12-21-2012, 08:26 AM

At this point, I would be getting a Gateway. The big benefit to doing this is being able to view your recorded content on any TV in the house (that has a portal), but another very large draw for me is having 6 tuners. This means that you can record/watch live 6 things at a time among your TVs. For me, that means never needing to juggle recordings to be able to record a hockey game.

You can also trade your existing boxes for portals as long as you purchase a Gateway and Portal.

All that said, if you only have 1 TV, then just get a regular pvr. The choice between refurb or new depends on the actual models, since all PVRs are not created equal.

edit: Also don't worry so much about the storage on the device itself, whichever route you go (Gateway, Refurb PVR, New PVR) you should get a PVR expander.

12-21-2012, 08:26 AM	#3
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	At this point, I would be getting a Gateway. The big benefit to doing this is being able to view your recorded content on any TV in the house (that has a portal), but another very large draw for me is having 6 tuners. This means that you can record/watch live 6 things at a time among your TVs. For me, that means never needing to juggle recordings to be able to record a hockey game. You can also trade your existing boxes for portals as long as you purchase a Gateway and Portal. All that said, if you only have 1 TV, then just get a regular pvr. The choice between refurb or new depends on the actual models, since all PVRs are not created equal. edit: Also don't worry so much about the storage on the device itself, whichever route you go (Gateway, Refurb PVR, New PVR) you should get a PVR expander. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour." Last edited by Rathji; 12-21-2012 at 08:28 AM.