I'm looking at DVD recorders with HDD or Tivo type recorders - I travel so much that I won't be able to catch most of the Formula One season this year on TV, and I need to record it so I can watch it when I get home. Any suggestions? So far it seems Tivo is the best choice but I'd like to know if its contents can be recorded onto say...a DVD recorder or a digital camcorder for playback later?

 

I have a Hughes HDVR2 device. Integrated PVR and DirecTV reciever with two tuners. I love it.

You can easily send an S-video signal to any device you'd like to record with, of course. There's no chance for a purely digital copy, though.

Check out www.tivocommunity.com

 

I have the series one TIVO SVR-2000. At the High setting I have 19 hours to record. It has almost now blur unless there is ALOT of movement on the screen. I love TIVO and am thinking about buying another one soon.


There are two types of people in the world. Those with TIVO and everyone else.

 

I have dish network PVR-501 system. 30 gig HD for 30 hrs of programs. the new PVR-502 (i think) has a 60 gig HD for 60 hrs of recording time. I love mine. A DVD burner would be nice though

 

I have 2, the original Phillips 14 hrs Tivo and a new 80 hrs Tivo and I love them. What's really cool is that you can subscribe to http://www.netflix.com, dump your DVD movies to Tivo, return them the next day, and watch per your schedule.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by NeuralMan
[B]I have 2, the original Phillips 14 hrs Tivo and a new 80 hrs Tivo and I love them.

 

Porn.

 

wait a second, i thought you can't copy DVD signals? or is there some kind of trick to that?

also, i noted people on Tivo forum are talking about getting additional drives - how's that possible? do we have to crack open the case and replace the HDD?

With Tivo you can set the signal to Cable, RCA Video, or SVideo. I run SVideo and RCA audio from my DVD player into Tivo. Unlike VCRs, Tivo will encrypt and decrypt the DVD on the fly. . . I do it all the time. . . All you have to do is do a manual recording for the length of the DVD, set the channel to one that does not exist. . . I use 150. . . and just play the DVD and record - it works great!

Tivo uses computer hard drives so you can upgrade it yourself if you dare. . . They have all the instructions on the Tivo Community board but you have to DIY and Tivo will not support or fix any problem resulting from upgrade accidents