Re:Non-service PVRs? (Score 1)

If you don't want to pay the Tivo fee on DirecTivo, sign up for DirecTV's Total Choice Premier package. Granted, $81+ a month for satellite TV is pricey, but you get to add on as many Tivos as you want with no fee. And you get every non-PPV movie channel you could want (all HBO's, Cinemaxes, Showtimes, IFC, etc), including the HD channels. But that's another "buy a receiver" vs. "build one on a PC" debate...

(I subscribe to Total Choice Premier + NFL Sunday Ticket, and no, I don't work for Tivo/Hughes/etc. ;)

-DG