is mvp as responsive as a tivo, or cable company's dvr?

[tunanugget]

If I get the wired version of the mvp, will it be as responsive as a standalone dvr? I.e. How long does it take to "boot up" and contact the host computer; how long between pressing a button to scroll thorugh shows do u get a response; and are u able to fast forward, jump 30s for commercial, etc. like u would for a dvr w/o hesitation?

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is mvp as responsive as a tivo, or cable company's dvr?

I've never seen either of these, so cant answer that, but I'd guess the answer is 'no' - mainly due to its thin client design, requiring screens etc to be processed on the server.

long does it take to "boot up" and contact the host computer;

There are some variances here depending on whether you're booting up from first power up, which requires loading the firmware, or just bring it out of stand by (about 10 seconds). I've never used the wireless feature available on some models, so I'm not sure if that is slower or not.

how long between pressing a button to scroll thorugh shows do u get a response;

This largely depends on the sped of your server - the faster the better. With a fast modern machine as your server, your response times can be as a little bit less than half a second between key press and seeing the action occur.

and are u able to fast forward, jump 30s for commercial, etc. like u would for a dvr w/o hesitation?

Yes, you can do this. Its probably about half a second to a second to respond.

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Overall, responce time for watching video is slightly slower than My Tivo.
But the guide in my TIVO or doing anything that requires to move through a menu is torture if I've got too many recordings on it.

At least with the MVP the speed is consistant reguardless of how full your hard drive is.

[tunanugget]

There are some variances here depending on whether you're booting up from first power up, which requires loading the firmware, or just bring it out of stand by (about 10 seconds). I've never used the wireless feature available on some models, so I'm not sure if that is slower or not.

IF you're booting from powerup, how long does it take? Do you leave ur mvp on standby mode all the time? Does it automatically go into standby mode?

If you bring mvp out of standby or power it up, and host computer is in standby mode, would host computer "wake up"?

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IF you're booting from powerup, how long does it take?

From memory its about another 20 seconds or so.

Do you leave ur mvp on standby mode all the time?

Yes, thats how I'd recommend doing it, but some people are little more energy conscious than me - I try not to think about all device I have connected sucking power all day...

Does it automatically go into standby mode?

No, it goes in to standby when you press the green power button on the MVP remote.

If you bring mvp out of standby or power it up, and host computer is in standby mode, would host computer "wake up"?

No, but there might be things you can do to work around this.

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so if u had computer on in standby mode at night, does it mean u have to poweron the mvp in the morning, or could the mvp still be on thorughout the night for faster connection? or if the mvp was on standby first, and then u turned computer on standby, would the resume for mvp also be 10s? thanks.

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As long as the power is not removed from the MVP, then it wont have to reload the firmware - you can reboot/standby/hibernate your PC as much as you want .

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so if u had computer on in standby mode at night, does it mean u have to poweron the mvp in the morning, or could the mvp still be on thorughout the night for faster connection?

You can leave the mvp on, I doubt it will connect much faster. When you turn it on while the computer is waking up, it'll take the normal 10-20 secs extra.

or if the mvp was on standby first, and then u turned computer on standby, would the resume for mvp also be 10s? thanks.

Would be the same I guess, It has to establish a connection either way.