Re: [SLUG] Tivo and Saving to Tape

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Tue Oct 01 2002 - 18:29:28 EDT


On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 10:29:05AM -0400, Derek Glidden wrote:

> On Tue, 2002-10-01 at 00:17, Paul M Foster wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 10:36:21AM -0400, Derek Glidden wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 01:01, Paul M Foster wrote:
> > > > I have lots of stuff that I recorded off the TV when it was inline with
> > > > the cable box and before I got the Tivo. No problems there, to
> speak of.
> > >
> > > You should drop a note to the TiVo community forums:
> > >
> > > http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/
> > >
> > > Best TiVo support resource around, evend counting the TiVo company
> > > support.
> > >
> >
> > Good link. Thanks. I was waiting for your reply, as I figured you'd have
> > something good to contribute.
>
> Geez, thanks Paul. Talk about pressure... ;)
>

My pleasure. ;-}

<snip>

> For a little while after I first got it, I had been trying to save shows
> from my TiVo to tape, but when I went back to watch them, the quality of
> VHS is so low compared even to the broadcast-quality the TiVo captures,
> I couldn't stand it.
>
> I know it'll never happen thanks to the RIAA/MPAA Coalition Of Removing
> Consumers' Rights To Use Anything They See, Hear Or Read, but I'd love
> to see a TiVo/ReplayTV with a DVD burner in it.
>

According to what I read on the Tivo "BBS", there are apparently a lot
of people who burn to DVDs rather than to tape. The biggest problem
there is the disparate DVD standards. Some are waiting (like me) until
the whole thing settles down and one standard is _standard_.

Paul



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