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Make | BriteView | Channel Master | CM/Entone | Channel Master.1 | Digital Stream | DVICO TViX | ePVision | [NAME] | iView | Moxi | TiVo | TivO
Model | BVT-980H | [NAME] | CM7400/ 458 | DVR+ | DPH1000R | M6620N | PHD-VRX/ VRX2 | TB745H/ HDR5750 | 3500STB/ III | MR1500T3 | S3/HD/ Prem./ P4 | Romano
Cost new | 165 | 320 | 380 | 250 | 230 | 300 | 200 | 250 | 40 | $500 / $600 | -/-/ $100 & up
authors overall rating | * | *** ½ | ** / ** | *** | * | *** | *** | ** | ** | *** | *** ½
Hardware:
[NAME] types; ATSC, QAM, NTSC | 1 ATSC/ QAM | 2 ATSC | 2 ATSC/ QAM | 2 ATSC | 2  All | 2 ATSC/ QAM | 2  All | 1 All | 1 ATSC / QAM | 2 or 3 QAM | All except [NAME]
Combined analog & digital tuners | --- | --- | --- | --- | Separate | --- | Yes | Yes | --- | --- | Yes
RF inputs | One | One | One | One | One | One | Two | One | One | One | Two except P4
HD Video outputs:  HDMI / Component | HDMI | Both | Both | HDMI | Both | HDMI | HDMI | HDMI | Both | Both | Both
HD Audio outputs: Optical / Coaxial |  | Optical | Optical | Optical | Optical | Both | Optical |  | Coaxial | Both | Optical
Front panel display type text or LED's | LED | LED | Clock & LED | LED | Led | Full Text | Both | LED | Both | LED | LED
Front panel functions |  |  | Menu | Standby | Menu | Menu & PB | Menu & Ch. | Standby | [NAME], ch up/dn | Menu | S3 Text/LED
Pwr. consumption; operate & standby | 9  \ 1 | 23 /21 | 24 / ? | 20/ 1 | 15 / 1 ? | 20 w/HD / 1 | 22 w/HD   15/ 2 | 20 w/HDD/   1 | 9 w/HD     7/ 1 | 26/      Mate 10 | S3-34      S4-26
HDD: internal stock/  [NAME] external size | 320G / No | 250G / No | 320G / Yes | None/ 3TB | 320G / Yes | None / 2TB | None / 2TB | 1 TB/  ?? | None / 500G | 500G / 6TB | 250/160/ 320-1TB
HDD spins down in standby | Yes | No | No? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ?? | Yes | No standby | No standby
External record: HDD/Memory stick | Stick |  | Both | Both | Both | Both | Both | Both | Both | Yes / No | Yes / No
Power Supply: Int or Ext. | Int. | Int. | Int. | Ext. |  |  | Int. | Int. | Int. | Int. | Int.
Low power standby | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | --- | ---
Boot time from standby | 30 sec | --- | --- | >3 | 30 sec | 30 sec | 30 sec | ?? | 10 sec | --- | ---
HDD file system (format) | NTFS | DFS–Proprietary | EXT3 | EXT3 | NTFS ? | NTFS | EXT2 | [NAME] | NTFS | [NAME] ? | MFS–Proprietary
Hardware build quality | ? | Fair | Fair – Good | Fair – Good | ? | Poor | Good | Fair | Fair | Good ? | Good
Tuners setup:
Separate OTA & CATV channel scans | No | --- | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No scan | No
Add channels not in the original scan | Yes ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | --- | Yes w/     2nd scan
Add individual chs via physical numbers | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes ? | Yes, no sub ch | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No
M Cable Card support | No | No | No | --- | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Edit channel names and/or call letters | No | Yes | Yes | No | Analog ? | No | Call letters | No ? | Call letters | No | No
Ability to re-map QAM channels | No | --- | No | --- | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No
Signal strength indicator | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (dual) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes
Skips encrypted QAM channels | ? | --- | ? | --- | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Only some | Yes via CC | Yes
Skip channels in Guide that are in ch. List | ? | No | ? | ?? | ? | ? | No | --- | No | ? | S3-No      S4-Yes
Program Guide & Recording:
Program guide; PSIP and/or Pay (full) | PSIP | PSIP | Both | [NAME] | PSIP  dig. only | PSIP | PSIP  dig. only |  | PSIP | Full | Pay only
Fully usable without additional fees | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Register DVR | No
Number of days of programming | Varies | Varies | Varies / 14 | 14 | Varies | Varies | Varies | 100 programs | One | 14 | 7
Grid type of guide | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | --- | No | Yes | Yes
Combined or separate guide for all tuners | --- | Combined | Combined | Combined | Combined | Combined | Separate | --- | --- | Combined | Combined
12 or 24 hr clock | 24 hr | 12 hr | 12 or 24 hr | 12hr | 24 hr | 12 or 24 hr | 12 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 12 hr | 12 hr
Time; auto and/or manual & source | Manual | Both / PSIP | Both / PSIP | Both/ NTP | Both / PSIP | PSIP/NTP | NTP/PSIP/ Man | Both/ PSIP | PSIP | Auto/NTP | Auto/NTP
QAM channels listings w/o using a CC | Varies w/MSO | --- | Yes w/sub. | --- | Varies w/MSO | Varies w/MSO | Varies w/MSO | --- | No | Yes | No !!
Jump fwd & back in Guide | No | 1-8 days | 3 & 24 hrs | 1 day | No ? | ? | Page up/down | --- | No | 24 hrs | Not in Grid view
Guide search by program names | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | --- | No | Yes | Yes
Save program searches | No | Yes | Yes | No | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | Yes | Yes
Manual recording VCR style | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Protect recordings from deletion | No ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Record only new episodes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Name and/or time based recordings | Time | Time | Name  w/ paid Guide | Name | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Name | Name
Adjusts for changing days or start times | No | No | No ? | Yes ? | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Recording conflicts; auto or manual | No | Manual | Manual | ?? | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | No | Manual ? | Auto
Auto pad recordings start & end in Guide | No | Yes | No | Yes | Indirectly | No | No | --- | Yes | No | Yes
Number of programs recorded at once | One | Two | Two | Two | One | Two | Two | One | One | Two or Three | 2 / 2 / 2 / 4
Record indicators of future programs | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes ? | From guide | Yes | In Rec list | No | In rec list | Yes | S3/HD No Premier Yes
Available HDD space shown | ? | Yes | Yes | % used | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | S3/HD No Premier Yes
Adjustable buffer time amount | No | No | No ? | Fixed | No buffer | Yes | Up to four hrs | No buffer | Yes by size | No | No
Closed Caption available in playback | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes ?
Playback & Misc:
Dedicated play, stop & standby buttons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No play /stop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No stop or    standby
Remembers where playback left off | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Skip ahead or back time amounts |  | Both; 30 sec | Fwd; 30 sec | Up to 60 sec |  | Both: up to 999s | Both: up to 2 min | Both; up to 5 min |  | Fwd variable | Fwd 30 sec hack
Edit recorded program name | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No
Recordings encrypted within HDD | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes
Record history showing errors | Shows failed | Yes | No ? | Yes ?? | Yes | No | Yes (limited) | Yes | No | No ? | Yes
Direct PC / USB file transfer ability | No / Read | No / No | No / Yes | No/ No | No / Yes | No / Read | Yes / Yes | Yes, but not easy | No / Read | Yes / No | Yes / No
Media Player | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes
Create playlists for external media | --- | --- | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No
Networking; wired/wireless | No | No | Both | Wired/ Optional | No | Both | Wired | Both | No | Wired | Wired
Internet services available | --- | --- | Hulu | VuDo | --- |  | U Tube | Numerous | --- | Numerous | Numerous
Multiple room recording and/or viewing | --- | --- | No | No | --- | Yes | No | No | --- | yes w/Mate | Yes w/extender
Firmware upgrade; Internet and/or USB | USB | Both | USB | Both | USB | Internet | USB | Both | USB | Internet | Internet
Support; on-line       and/or phone |  | Limited | [NAME] | [NAME] | Very Limited | Very limited | None/ Limited | Both | Limited | Both | Both – Good