Digital cable TV converter?

George, you could say I accidentally tested the PVR function. :) I was recording an HD program and accidentally hit the Play button on the remote. The program I was recording went back to the beginning and went into play mode while still recording where it left of. I've actually never used PVR before, and will also likely use it rarely if at all in the future.

MrWizard wrote:
maybe this will do what you want

http://www.moxi.com/us/moxi_dvr.html

That might do part of what I want but it is no longer sold to the public and must come from the cable company and Charter no longer offers it. Why would they? It competes with their $20/month rental DVR.

What I want is essentially a stripped down laptop: no monitor, no keyboard, controlled through the TV screen with a wireless mouse, nothing not necessary to connect the TV to the Internet, and connected wirelessly to the Internet router. It's only function would be to feed Internet data to the TV.

is anyone aware of a DVR that accepts the card that Charter provides to make their signal useable?

as far as the internet side , sounds like you want an apple tv, roku, sony media player
these use their own remote .. no mouse

for mouse use ... sounds like you need a 'Home Theater PC'
your TV is the PC monitor..and you can use a wireless mouse
something like Windows Media Center

MrWizard wrote:

is anyone aware of a DVR that accepts the card that Charter provides to make their signal useable?

as far as the internet side , sounds like you want an apple tv, roku, sony media player
these use their own remote .. no mouse

for mouse use ... sounds like you need a 'Home Theater PC'
your TV is the PC monitor..and you can use a wireless mouse
something like Windows Media Center

Thanks for your advice.

wgriswold wrote:
Is anyone aware of a DVR that accepts the card that Charter provides to make their signal useable?

Try TiVo. They're a bit pricy because of their directory service subscription, but they accept all multi-channel CableCards -- which is what Charter is required by FCC regulation to supply. The Charter service line to discuss it with them is 1-888-438-2427.