"Tim Downie" wrote in message
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I rarely want to archive programs forever, just time shift them and for
that the TiVo excels in performance and most particularly reliability.
The TiVo really is, IMO, the canines cojones of PVRs. I say "is" rather
than "was" as I think it still outperforms the vast majority of PVRs even
today. Just a shame you can't get a new one in the UK. :-(

AFAICS the only thing TiVo offers above a media center PC is that it decides
to record stuff by its self.
If that is something you need then you need a TiVo.
I prefer the better quality that you get on Sky+ and on MCE.