Weird receipt

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Just checking...lately we use this a lot instead.

My older son has something like that - it's called Tibo or something like that -equivalent of video on demand. I've just got caught in a generation time warp (also the VCR we have is built into the portable TV we still use in the kitchen area - I need it to break down before I can replace it - another time-warp thing...)

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

My older son has something like that - it's called Tibo or something like that...

"TiVo"...which records programs on an internal hard drive. The nice thing about the Neuros gadget is that it records to Memory Sticks (which are directly viewable on PlayStation Portables or Sony Clie PalmPilots, or onto Compact Flash Cards. Pop out the CF/MS out and take it with you.

The Neuros is *not* anywhere near as smart about schedules and channels, whereas the TiVo may pop up and say: "You seem to like this show so I recorded some other stuff like it for you.

On the downside, being constantly updated from The Mother Ship to get the broadcast schedules, it's also subject to mandatory software updates that you don't control. The TiVo people can change the behavior of the device you bought whenever they think it's a good idea....like if a broadcaster decides he doesn't want his show timeshifted to make sure all his commercials are viewed.

Another nice feature of the Neuros is that it's about the size and weight of a pack of Rothman's, so slips easily into a pocket, so you could record a movie and then take it to a friend's house and play it on their TV, whetrher they have a VCR or DVD player or not. It also will play MP3 music or display JPEG images...or both at once in a kind of musical slideshow