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Gretchen Evie, born 7/8/2012 at 35w5d
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
dvr w/o cable/satellite?
ILs want a DVR to replace their vcr so they can record shows when they aren't home. However they do not have cable, likely never will. They get the major networks and that's it. They have a nice flatscreen tv though, with a digital tuner and the converter box.
i know you can buy DVRs, but do they work without some kind of programming guide? Do they record on dvds or on a hard drive?
Gretchen Evie, born 7/8/2012 at 35w5d
Re: dvr w/o cable/satellite?
The best fit for them will be a TiVo HD. It records to a hard drive and will work with just an antenna/tuner and still record in HD. They can also view Netflix movies and other online media. TiVo is known for having the best user interface and is by far the easiest to use.
Here's the page from TiVo which talks about over-the-air options:
http://www.tivo.com/whatistivo/overtheairhd/index.html
Gretchen Evie, born 7/8/2012 at 35w5d
They could do a Windows Media Center PC -- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-media-center/
That's what I have, but I also have an XBox 360 acting as an extender, rather than hooking the PC directly up to the TV (which is possible, but for us the XBox is a better option). There's no subscription fee and guide data is provided at no charge, but you do need an Internet connection (dial-up will work, but broadband is better). Since it records to the hard drive you can have as much or as little space as you need, and if burning to DVD is important you can do that as long as the show isn't copy protected.
There are downsides though. First is that it's a large upfront cost because you have to buy a computer. Although if you have an existing computer you might be able to buy a tuner and install that. However, if your parents aren't very tech savvy it could be difficult to find the right hardware and get that installed. The forums on http://thegreenbutton.com would be a good place to ask for help about hardware if this is an option you'd like to pursue.