DVR Service Without Cable or Satellite

Updated on May 20, 2013
Z.B. asks from Toledo, OH
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I could swear I read someone say the have DVR service but do not have cable or satellite. Is this possible? We have satellite, but my brother and SIL would be very intersted. Does anyone know?

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A.V.

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I was just discussing this with a friend. They have high speed internet and a Roku box connected to their Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu accounts, for far far less than they were paying for the bajallion cable channels they never watched. DH and I are going to look into that.

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A.W.

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Yeah, there is a DVR thing that you can get without cable. I saw it at Wal-mart. You buy the box but then it's a monthly fee to use it. I forgot the name.
We have what AV was talking about. We bought a Roku for $50 (it's this little box you plug into your tv and you can stream) and then we also have a Wii on our other tv. We pay $7.99 a month for Netflix, $9.99 a month for Hulu Plus, and then I'm on my mom's Amazon Prime (which is $79 a year) so we have Amazon Instant Video. Plus there's some other free channels we downloaded (like PBS Kids, Vudo, Crackle, etc).
And we have the middle of the road speed internet which everything streams just fine. Even when one of us is on the Roku, another on the Wii, and another on the computer watching any of the applications.
So for all of that we pay just under $30 bucks a month (including internet). As opposed to the almost hundred bucks a month we were paying before for cable.
And the few shows we can't find on the applications, we just go to the network's website and watch the shows there.
I totally recommend ditching cable in favor of Roku, Netflix, and Hulu Plus.

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J.G.

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We just bought ourselves a Dvr. We stream through Netflix and watch digital TV. So yes, you can hav a dvr, but you have to buy one.

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P.K.

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I do think that is possible but I don't know everything.

C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

DVR service is provided through cable and satellite companies.

You would need TiVO or a DVR in order to record the show/movie. However, I believe with products like Hulu - you cannot set it to record as you would have to be there to set it up...and upload it...

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M.H.

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I think you need a tivo? There might be a monthly charge, not sure how much.

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