HD-PVR needs replacing - what should I get

[dvd_maniac]

I am getting sick of replacing the power supply on my 2 HDPVRs and would like to replace them. Would I be better off with an internal Collosus, Collosus 2 or HDPVR2?
Cable boxes are in a network closet with headless Sage server so I don't care if internal or external.
Channel changes are through USB-UIRT.
I have 2 open PCI-e slots too.
I only plan on recording in stereo not 5.1.
My main focus is recording quality and stability.
What product misses the fewest recordings and gives the best quality?

[KryptoNyte]

Who is your television service provider? Cable or Satellite?

EDIT: Okay, so you mentioned cable boxes, which cable company?

[KryptoNyte]

... and check out this thread in the meantime if you haven't already;

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62284

[dvd_maniac]

Charter Communications in Massachusetts

[dvd_maniac]

And I did see that thread but I don't want to get into playing with the power of my PC. I've put way too much money into that thing to risk it to my stupidity.

[KryptoNyte]

Just my opinion here, but after setting my relatives up with a 6-tuner solution on Charter, I believe the best solution at this time is a cablecard and HD Homerun Prime (3-tuners per Prime).

I'm envious of the fact that you could ditch your HD-PVR's for a far better system (Time Warner here). Oh, and of course you can ditch all your STB's, USB-UIRT's, and the associated STB fees.

[Fuzzy]

You'd still need at least one HD-PVR/Colossus to catch premiums.

[dvd_maniac]

90% of my recordings are premium channel recordings. The other 10% is sports. So I do not think cablecard is the way to go for me.

[Fuzzy]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

90% of my recordings are premium channel recordings. The other 10% is sports. So I do not think cablecard is the way to go for me.

I could record every movie that airs on HBO once, and it likely wouldn't be 90% of my recordings...

[mechling-burgh]

When they premium they HBO, Showtime, Starz... not Dicovery, HGTV those are extended cable.

[dvd_maniac]

I have all the premium channels (HBO, STARz, Showtime, TMC, Cinemax, EPIX, Encore and all their variants).
These are 90% of my recordings as I get my TV Shows into Sage through other means. Other than sporting events I very rarely record any of the other channels...
So, I think I should stay away from any CableCard solutions and either keep replacing the power supplies of the HDPVR or go with one of the colossus'.
I gues I need to get some consensus around the reliability of the Colossus or the Colossus 2...

[jchiso]

If you don't mind my asking, what types of power supplies have you used most recently? I just replaced the adapter on my flaky HD-PVR with a unit recommended here and sold on Amazon, but the flakiness has continued. I have four other HD-PVRs that have not given me problems in years of use, but they do not all use the same type of power adapter ...

[dvd_maniac]

I have 2 HDPVRs and I must have replaced the power supplies of each at least twice. I have always gotten them from Hauppauge direct and one time I used one that I think was for a router I had...

[ewelin]

Originally Posted by dvd_maniac

I gues I need to get some consensus around the reliability of the Colossus or the Colossus 2...

did you end up going with one of the Colossus?

[dvd_maniac]

I ended up just replacing the power supplies and keeping the HD-PVRs.