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Difference between DSR6000 & UltimateTV
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| Topic: | Difference between DSR6000 & UltimateTV This thread has 5 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday October 15, 2001 at 18:05 |
Sean Nazareth Founding Member |
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I'm currently a digital cable subscriber, but I'm
thinking of going DSS. Can someone tell me the
difference between the DSR6000 and the UltimateTV
sytems from Microsoft and Sony?
Thanks,
Sean
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| Post 2 made on Monday October 15, 2001 at 19:55 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
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Sean, I can tell you about the DSR. It's a dual-tuner receiver with an integral TiVo recorder.
You can, once the free software upgrade is downloaded and 'installed', record one channel while watching another, and even record two while watching a previously recorded third program.
What's more, it automatically records the last 30 minutes of whatever you have been watching, as long as you don't change channels, which means that if you decide to record a program after it has started, your recording will be complete from the beginning. So cool!
I don't know the tuner capabilities of the Ultimate units, but I do know that they include a web-browsing feature, and come with a keyboard. I think it's like the DirecPC service, and may even be that. If you have a Circuit City or other similar store, go there and ask for the resident expert, and ask a few hundred questions.
Larry
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| OP | Post 3 made on Tuesday October 16, 2001 at 17:08 |
Sean Nazareth Founding Member |
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Larry,
Thanks for your response. One other question though.
Does this model support Picture-in-Picture like the
ultimate models do?
Thanks,
Sean
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| Post 4 made on Tuesday October 16, 2001 at 22:30 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
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No, and I was interested in this, too.
There is only one signal output available at once, even though it can be RF or audio & video. The two tuners are not separately accessible. If that's a real concern, you could always buy a separate tuner. CC has a Philips model, as well as a couple of others, for $30.
Just don't forget that each tuner needs a separate feed, as from a multiswitch. For a DSR6000 and another tuner, you'd need three feeds. I have three DSR6000's and one single tuner, so I bought a 3-in/8-out multiswitch.
Larry
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| OP | Post 5 made on Friday October 19, 2001 at 20:15 |
Sean Nazareth Founding Member |
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Larry,
Actually, I wasn't referring to using the PIP function of my TV. I've heard that the Ultimate TV boxes do
a PIP function internally, and generate a single output signal.
I've got 2 DSR6000s on order from Circuit City.
Sean
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| Post 6 made on Friday October 19, 2001 at 20:25 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
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Sean, no, the DSRs do not do PIPs.
Gladys Knight does, though. :-)
Larry
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