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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 MR1500T3 | S3/HD/Premiere
Cost new | 165 | 320 | 380 | 230 | 300 | 230 | --- | --- / --- / $
used |  | 220 | 260 |  |  |  | Mate $120 | S3-$330/P-$480
Hardware:
[NAME] types; ATSC, QAM, NTSC | 1 ATSC/QAM | 2 ATSC | 2 ATSC/QAM | 2  All | 2 ATSC/QAM | 2  All | 2 or 3 QAM | See below
Combined analog & digital tuners | --- | --- | --- | Separate | --- | Yes | Digital tuner.  Optional external analog | Combined
RF inputs | One | One | One | One | One | Two | One | Two except P4
HD Video outputs: HDMI / Component | HDMI | Both | Both | Both | HDMI | HDMI | Both | Both
HD Audio outputs: Optical / Coaxial |  | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Both | Optical
Front panel display type text or LED's | LED | LED | Clock & LED | Led | Full Text | Text & LED | LED | LED
Front panel functions; transport [NAME] |  |  | Menu | Menu | Menu & PB | Menu & Ch. | Menu
Power consumption; operating & standby | 9 \ 1 | 23/21 | ? | ? | ? | 15 / 2 | [NAME] 30w [NAME] 10w | S3-34/S4-26
HDD: internal; stock/maximum, external size | 320G / No | 250G / No | 320G / Yes | 320G / Yes | None / Yes | Ext. only | 500G / 6TB | 160G - 1TB
HDD spins down in standby | ? | No | No? | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No
Separate full power off | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No
Boot time from standby | 30 sec | --- | --- | --- | 30 sec | 30 sec | No standby | No standby
HDD file system | NTFS | Proprietary | EXT3 | ? | NTFS | EXT2 | Linux ? | ?
Tuners setup:
Separate OTA & CATV channel scans | No | --- | No? | No? | No | Yes | No scan | No
Add channels not in the original scan | ? | ? | ? | Yes ? | No | Yes
Add individual channels via physical numbers | No | No | ? | Yes ? | Yes | Yes | No | No
M Cable Card support | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Edit channel names and/or call letters | No | No | Yes ? | Analog ? | No | Call letters | No | No
Ability to re-map QAM channels | No | --- | No | No | No | No | Yes | No
Signal strength indicator | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes ?
Skips encrypted QAM channels | ? | --- | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes via CC | Yes
Program Guide & Recording:
Program guide; PSIP and/or Pay | PSIP | PSIP | Both | PSIP (Dig. Only) | PSIP | PSIP | Cost of purchase | Pay only
Fully usable without additional fees | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
Number of days of programming | Varies | Varies | Varies / 14 | Varies | Up to 1 | Varies | 14 | 7
Grid type of guide | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes/Moxi Type | Grid
Combined or separate guide for all tuners | --- | Combined | Combined | Combined | Combined | Separate | Combined | Combined
12 or 24 hr clock | 24 hr | 12 hr | 12 or 24 hr | 24 hr | 12 or 24 hr | 12 hr | 12 hr | 12 hr
Time setting; auto and/or manual & source | Manual | Both / PSIP | Both / PSIP | Both / PSIP | PSIP/NTP | NTP/PSIP/Man | Auto/NTP | Auto/NTP
QAM channels listings w/o using a CC | Varies | --- | Varies-Y w/sub | Varies | ? | Varies | No !! | No !!
Jump fwd & back time in Guide | No | 1-8 days | 6 & 24 hrs | ? | ? | Page up/down | 24 hrs
Guide search by program names | No | Yes | Yes | No ? | No | No | Yes | Yes
Save program searches | --- | Yes | Yes | ? | No | --- | Yes | Yes
Edit Guide channel order | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No
Manual recording VCR style | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Protect recordings from deletion | No ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes
Record only new episodes | No | No | No ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Name and/or time based recordings | Time | Time | Time ? | Time | Time | Time | Name | Name
Adjusts for changing days or start times | No | No | No ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Recording conflicts; auto or manual | --- | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Auto | Auto
Ability to pad recordings at start & end | Manual only | Manual only | Manual only | ? | Manual only | Manual only | Manual
Number of programs recorded at once | One | Two | Two | One | Two | Two | Two or Three | Two or Four
Record indicators of future programs | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes ? | Yes | Yes in Rec list | Yes | No
Available HDD space shown | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Adjustable buffer time amount | No | No | No ? | No buffer | Yes | Up to four hrs | No | No
Closed Caption available in playback | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes ?
Playback & Misc:
Dedicated play & stop & standby buttons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No play or stop | Yes | Yes | No stop or sb
Remembers where playback left off | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Skip ahead or back time amounts |  | Both; 30 sec | Fwd; 30 sec |  | Both: 15 sec | Both to 2 min | Fwd variable | Fwd 30 sec hack
Edit recorded program name | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No
Recordings encrypted within HDD | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Record history showing errors | Shows failed | No | ? | Yes | No | Yes (limited) | No ? | Yes ?
PC access / USB file transfer | No / Yes | No / No | No / Yes | No / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | No | Yes / No
Media Player | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Create MP playlists | --- | --- | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No
Ethernet: wired/wireless | No | No | Both | No | Both | Wired | Wired | Both ?
Internet services available | --- | --- | Vulu | --- |  | U Tube | Numerous
Multiple room recording and/or viewing | --- | --- | No | --- | Yes | No | Yes w/Mate | Yes w/extender
External record: HDD/Memory stick | Stick |  | Both | ? / Yes | Both | Both | Yes / Yes? | Yes / No
Firmware upgrade; Internet and/or USB | USB | Both | Both | ? | Both | USB | Internet | Internet
Available support; on-line and/or telephone |  | Both | Both | Some | Both | Some | Both | Both