HDTV box vs HDPVR box

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

How do you do this? I just bought an HDPVR ($428 brand new in the box still!).

When I turn the TV on and find out there is a game, I can't rewind it for an hour. It doesn't start recording until it's on

Am I doing something wrong?

You have to tell it to record. It can't read your mind.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by Barnes

You have to tell it to record. It can't read your mind.

Rathji says he just comes home, turns the game on midway and rewinds an hour.

I'm unable to do that.

Edit: Never mind. I think he meant that he programmed it to record beforehand.

[ken0042]

Yes, setting up your timers is the key with a PVR. Yes, it's nice to have stuff recorded to the hard drive for when there is nothing on. But if your timers are right, you never have to worry about coming home 10 minutes into a show like Law & Order and trying to figure out what the heck is going on.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

Rathji says he just comes home, turns the game on midway and rewinds an hour.

I'm unable to do that.

Edit: Never mind. I think he meant that he programmed it to record beforehand.

Correct.