The Channel Master TV is a new DVR that squarely targets cord cutters who don’t want to pay any monthly subscription. But is the device worth 0? Check out our take on it:

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• Channel Master TV started selling at the beginning of November for 0. Check out the Channel Master website for more information.
• This DVR offers a free two-day EPG. Users who want a more advanced EPG need to subscribe to a premium guide, which costs a year.
• Want a DVR, but don’t want to pay 0? Then check out our review of the EyeTV One TV tuner and DVR.

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Here’s one that momentarily escaped our attention during all the IFA hullabaloo: the Qosmio DX730, which Toshiba says borrows both its design and ‘Resolution+’ picture processing technology from Regza TVs. The base model bears a rather lousy Pentium processor, but the range also includes Core i3 and i5 models, along with up to 6GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, a Blu-ray drive, TV tuner and Onkyo speakers. The multi-touch Full HD 23-inch panel also works in its favor. Pricing has yet to be announced, although Akihabara reports a similar bunch of models in Japan starting at a rather incredible ¥120,000 (00). We’ll have to rely on the Dell Vostro 360 to keep Toshiba’s expected margins firmly in check.

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Roku’s media player is a great device to watch content from Netflix and Hulu Plus on, but it lacks access to live TV — that is, unless you use a neat little hack to turn your Roku into a DVR that is capable of serving up live and archived broadcast content. Check it out:

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• The Nowhere DVR is a private Roku channel, which can be installed through a link on this page.
• Check out our previous episode featuring Roku tips and tricks if you need more help installing private channels.
• The EyeTV One HD TV tuner retails for about 0 retail. We showed some of the other things you can do with it in a previous episode.
• The folks on the Roku forum have found a bunch of tricks to improve the video quality of the Nowhere DVR streams.

Are you doing unique and interesting things with your Roku DVR? Or maybe you own an EyeTV tuner and watch recordings on other devices? Please share your tips, tricks and experiences in the comments, get in touch with us on Twitter (@cordcutters) or email us at cordcutters @ gigaom.com.

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