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UPC/chorus DVR (again)

  • 05-02-2009 2:14pm
    #1
    Kablam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭


    Lad's

    I'm thinking of upgrading from standard digital Chorus to DVR but i'm hearing a lot of negativity about. Is it all doom and gloom, or are there any success story's. i have had the standard box for a while now and have'nt had any problems with. Dose the service vary by location (I'm in limerick city) and have had very few issues, except when I have to contact them you know yourself. And it's only an extra e5 a month so not a big risk. What do you think? should I upgrade?

    There will be many thank's for any advice:D


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  • #2
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    I have the DVR in Dublin. I find it is far better than the old NTL box I had. I've only once had a problem with it and that was about a year ago. I would recommend it. :)


  • #3
    s_carnage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    I'm in Galway city and haven't had any problems (so far) with the DVR box. I did have plenty have problems with the old style box however and I swore I'd never go near UPC again but moved house and couldn't get a dish erected so had no choice. Hopefully I won't jinxed myself by saying I'm actually happy with the service at the moment!!!


  • #4
    Kablam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭Kablam


    It dose sound like a good deal all he same. I have used sky in someone
    elses house and did'nt like the whole navagation set-up, plus im with
    chorus already so it's just a matter up an upgrade. What features dose it have apart from the "record live T.V" can you copy to a disc? how much
    storage dose it have?


  • #5
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    I think it's 160 GB. The only way to copy it to a recordable DVD. It won't hook up to a computer to copy data. There aren't a whole lot of features but series link is apparently coming soon*, there's a thread on that here.

    I find it works better than the older boxes and being able to pause, rewind and record is good. It's also got an 8 day guide.


  • #6
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    I've used one and thought it was very slow to respond. Flicking through the channels its seems to always lag behind.


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  • #7
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    is there any way to format the drive? I cant seem to find a way to accomplish this :confused:


  • #8
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    Auvers wrote: »
    is there any way to format the drive? I cant seem to find a way to accomplish this :confused:

    Why would you want to do this? You can delete programs from it but formatting it would make it useless.


  • #9
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    paulm17781 wrote: »
    Why would you want to do this? You can delete programs from it but formatting it would make it useless.

    because i dont want to go through months off stuff deleting it one by one


  • #10
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    Auvers wrote: »
    because i dont want to go through months off stuff deleting it one by one

    I stress, that isn't the same as formatting. It's a mass deletion :)

    Now, I'm not sure if there's a way to mass delete.


  • #11
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    paulm17781 wrote: »
    I stress, that isn't the same as formatting. It's a mass deletion :)

    okay when I say format I don't mean Fdisc it :)

    so how can you delete the entire contents of the Hard Drive? surely this can be done


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