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J. H. Rasmussen · Post by **J. H. Rasmussen** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 3:42 am

We do need some fresh air and some exercise once in a while. Why the gym? Don't tell me you're Canadian and don't play enough golf

By the way, just to stay a little on topic, the server seem to run like should again. No random reboots after the PSU fix.

LMD · Post by **LMD** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:20 am

No reboots are good. Kind of like my PVR. The previous one would just freeze - I think the hard drive is kaput. The PVR I'm now using is older hardware, lags like heck going thru menus, and just turns itself off sometimes.

J. H. Rasmussen · Post by **J. H. Rasmussen** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:25 am

It does sound like it could be a power supply issue, especially if the PVR has a sudden age. But it is a bit difficult to say without doing any measuring. If the hard drive is at fault, then it would probably be easier to let a profession repair it. If the hard drive is built in to the device, then a new hard drive would probably need to be partitioned, and populated with specific data for the device(like the old hard drive), for the device to work correctly.

LMD · Post by **LMD** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:23 pm

Exactly. It could be electrical, or hardware - no way of knowing right now. There are specific PVR-experienced repair shops around, but I don't want to pay $300 (or more) to try and have it repaired. Who knows how glitchy a repair could turn out to be. :shrug:

For now, I'm using an older PVR that "lags" when you use menus, until the alternative is going to Rogers Ignite, which is a WiFi based internet/TV streaming service which uses cloud storage for recording and playback of shows/movies. Best plan (in and around my current "grandfathered" service) is around $170/month plus taxes.

They don't sell or rent the PVR boxes I'm using now. Which gives the extra push to upgrade. Extra wireless boxes for each other TV is $10 per month. So, this mid to upper-tiered plan, with the extra boxes (2-3) will be a little more than what I'm paying now for TV and Internet.

Highway robbery, if you ask me.

J. H. Rasmussen · Post by **J. H. Rasmussen** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:37 pm

Maybe it's time for an upgrade, if the boxes is getting to old to work like they should. But , yes, everything comes at a cost. It least you don't risk a failed HDD if you use cloud storage, the big question is of course, do you need it. I personally would prefer to have that stuff stored somewhere locally(not in the cloud).

LMD · Post by **LMD** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:28 pm

J. H. Rasmussen wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:37 pm ... the big question is of course, do you need it.

Need? No. Probably will have to give in? Probably.

I personally would prefer to have that stuff stored somewhere locally(not in the cloud).

Me too. I'd rather have the stuff stored locally, but, because I feel that way, I begin to feel old.

I can hear the kids now. They used to joke about my father talking to them about "the Google box", or send the note by "the text machine".

J. H. Rasmussen · Post by **J. H. Rasmussen** » Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:48 am

You're right, the younger people out there are probably more used to use cloud storage lol. That makes me feel a bit old to lol.

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