If you've talked to me or been to my website, you know that I built myself a <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=250&amp;entry_id=48" title="http://www.terrystockdale.com/htpc/htpc_1.shtml" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.terrystockdale.com/htpc/htpc_1.shtml';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Home Theater PC</a>. I"m able to record three shows simultaneously while watching a fourth live or pre-recorded. Starting to record a show is a cinch, just find it by "search" or pick it from the guide, and then click on "record" — no looking for a blank tape. Plus, on playback, I can jump anywhere in the show instantly with my wireless mouse.<br />
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However, this week I learned one of the downsides of hard-drive-based systems — not just an HTPC like mine, but this would also apply to any hard-drive based unit such as a TIVO, a DVR from the cable company or a Windows Media Center PC.<br />
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