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Make | BriteView | Channel Master | CM/Entone | Digital Stream | DVICO TViX | ePVision | Moxi | TiVo
Model | BVT-980H | CM7000/DTVPal | CM7400/458 | DPH1000R | M6620N+ | PHD-VRX | HD | S3/HD/Premiere
Cost new | 165 | 320 | 380 | 230 |  | 230 |  | --- / --- / $
used |  | 220 | 260 |  |  |  |  | $330/$450/
Hardware:
[NAME] types; ATSC, QAM, NTSC | 1 ATSC/QAM | 2 ATSC | 2 ATSC/QAM | 2  All | 2 ATSC/QAM | 2  All
Combined analog & digital tuners | --- | --- | --- | Separate | --- | Yes
RF inputs | One | One | One | One | One | Two
HD Video outputs: HDMI / Component | HDMI | Both | Both | Both | HDMI | HDMI
HD Audio outputs: Optical / Coaxial |  | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical
Front panel display type text or LED's | LED | LED | Clock & LED | Led | Full Text | Text & LED
Front panel functions; transport [NAME] |  |  | Menu | Menu | Menu & PB | Menu & Ch.
Power consumption; operating & standby | 9 \ 1 | 23/21 | ? | ? | ? | 15 / 2
HDD: internal; stock/maximum, external size | 320G / No | 250G-1TB/No | 320G/1.5TB/Y | 320G / Yes | Int. (not incl.) | Ext. only
HDD spins down in standby | ? | No | No? | ? | Yes | Yes
Separate full power off | No | No | No | No | No | Yes
Boot time from standby | 30 sec | --- | --- | --- | 30 sec | 30 sec
Tuners setup:
Separate OTA & CATV channel scans | No | --- | No? | No? | No | Yes
Add channels not in the original scan | ? | ? | ? | Yes ? | No | Yes
Add individual channels via physical numbers | No | No | ? | Yes ? | Yes | Yes
M Cable Card support | No | No | No | No | No | No
Edit channel names and/or call letters | No | No | Yes ? | Analog ? | No | Call letters
Ability to re-map QAM channels | No | --- | No | No | No | No
Signal strength indicator | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Skips encrypted QAM channels | ? | --- | ? | ? | ? | Yes
Program Guide & Recording:
Program guide; PSIP and/or Pay | PSIP | PSIP | Both | PSIP (Dig. Only) | PSIP | PSIP
Fully usable without additional fees | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Number of days of programming | Varies | Varies | Varies / 14 | Varies | Up to 1 | Varies
Grid type of guide | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No
Combined or separate guide for all tuners | --- | Combined | Combined | Combined | Combined | Separate
12 or 24 hr clock | 24 hr | 12 hr | 12 or 24 hr | 24 hr | 12 or 24 hr | 12 hr
Time setting; auto and/or manual & source | Manual | Both / PSIP | Both / PSIP | Both / PSIP | Both (PSIP/NTP) | Inter/PSIP/Man
QAM channels listings w/o using a CC | Varies | --- | Varies-Y w/sub | Varies | ? | Varies
Jump fwd & back time in Guide | No | 1-8 days | 6 & 24 hrs | ? | ? | Page up/down
Guide search by program names | No | Yes | Yes | No ? | No | No
Save program searches | --- | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ---
Edit Guide channel order | No | No | No | No | No | No
Manual recording VCR style | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Protect recordings from deletion | ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No
Record only new episodes | No | No | No ? | No | No | No
Name and/or time based recordings | Time | Time | Time ? | Time | Time | Time
Adjusts for changing days or start times | No | No | No ? | No | No | No
Recording conflicts; auto or manual | --- | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual
Ability to pad recordings at start & end | Manual only | Manual only | Manual only | ? | Yes | Manual only
Number of programs recorded at once | One | Two | Two | One | Two | Two
Record indicators of future programs | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes ? | Yes | Yes in Rec list
Available HDD space shown | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes
Adjustable buffer time amount | No | No | No ? | No buffer | Yes | Up to four hrs
Closed Caption record | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes
Playback & Misc:
Dedicated play & stop & standby buttons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | No stop or standby
Remembers where playback left off | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Skip ahead or back time amounts |  | Both; 30 sec | Fwd; 30 sec |  | Both: User Set | Both up to 2 min
Edit recorded program name | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No
Recordings encrypted within HDD | No | No | No | No | No | No
Record history showing errors | Shows failed | No | ? | Yes | No | Yes (limited)
PC access / USB file transfer | No / Yes | No / No | No / Yes | No / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes
Media Player | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Create MP playlists | --- | --- | Yes | No | Yes | No
Ethernet: wired/wireless | No | No | Both | No | Both | Wired
Internet services available | --- | --- | Vudu | --- | ? | U Tube
Multiple room recording and/or viewing | --- | --- | No | --- | Yes | No
External record: HDD/Memory stick | Stick |  | Both | ? / Stick |  | Both
Firmware upgrade; Internet and/or USB | USB | Both | Both | ? | Both | USB
Available support; on-line and/or telephone |  | Both | Both | Some |  | Some