I just installed a 1304net. The only thing that i dont like about it, is how you have to pick one of 16 recorded files. Is there another dvr that is comparable in price, that has an easier playback feature?

I think they (Avermedia) did that, all the way up to the latest EB1704, which is different. Sometimes takes a little longer, especially when you have to look for something at the end of the file ( end of the hour or so) and you have to start from the beginning. Just have to put it in 16X , it only takes a little while.