Pressing pause or the record button on the remote enters time-shift mode, which takes about 10 seconds to initialize. Time-shifting for live TV is similarly clunky, but functional. Recording options are limited on the Homeworx DVR. Speaking of which, the Homeworx offers no conflict-management features whatsoever, so you’re on your own to keep track of overlapping recording sessions.
Otherwise, you might run into scheduling conflicts with weekend programming. There’s no easy way to set weekday-only recordings for news and talk shows, though, so the only workaround is to schedule five separate weekly recordings for each day. You can also open a separate menu to create new recordings manually. The Homeworx uses over-the-air data to power its crude channel guide.įrom the guide, you can select any program for recording, bringing up a menu for tweaking start and end times, and setting up daily or weekly repeat recordings. (More advanced DVRs tend to pay for guide data from online providers such as Rovi, passing the cost onto users though subscription fees.) Jared Newman / TechHive For the programming guide, information comes straight from the airwaves, which generally means the data can be slow to load and you can’t see more than a day’s worth of programming at a time. The Homeworx software itself does little to guide you along, so it’s your job to either consult the instructions or figure things out.
Yet it can’t learn any TV controls such as volume or power, so you’ll still need to keep a second remote handy. The Homeworx has HDMI and composite outputs for both your newest and oldest TVs.Īn included infrared remote control requires line-of-sight to the box, and is loaded with buttons for things like the channel list, programming guide, channel recall, and playback controls.
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