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Media Centre PC vs PVR

My main requirements for my next move into digital TV, and doing away with the VCR: Watch and record digital TV, record two channels at once HD not essential (apart from ABC1 HD offering Sydney news, there’s no unique programming on HD at this stage) Transfer recordings off to the PC for keeping Quiet and  ... [More]

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Digital TV: SD vs HD

I’ve been looking at Topfield PVRs. Looks like one can get a dual-tuner standard definition (SD) model for about $300-350 (retail), whereas it’s about $750 for a high definition (HD) one. You can also get a single-tuner HD model for about $399, but sometimes I want to be able to record multiple programmes at once.  ... [More]