AV input recording on Tivo boxes?
 

"Tony D." wrote in message
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Tony wrote:
I'm starting to research DVRs, and I've been reading this group trying
to
understand how these boxes work. Based on what I've seen discussed here,
the
Tivo series 2 boxes don't allow you to easily record from external
devices;
that is, they don't directly support AV input recording without hacking
or
tricking the software. Is this correct, and if yes, why would Tivo want
to
lock you into using your box only for broadcast television?

At this moment, I'm recording the Giro d'italia bike race from
cycling.tv
externally on a VCR. I could use capture software to record it to my
hard
drive and burn it to a DVD later of course, (but it's just easier this
way
because I'll share the tape with my cousin). But -- ideally I'd like to
be
able to record a variety of things, from the net and elsewhere, to a
standalone DVR, do some simple editing, and then record to DVD the
segments
worth keeping. I'm sure there are business reasons why Tivo doesn't want
people to record non-broadcast things on "their" box, but I'd appreciate
hearing other's views on this, and of course, if there's a
straightforward,
reliable way to accomplish this on a series 2 Tivo box.

thanks, Tony

Replays have 2 A/V ins. You can do a manual record at any time and
select either of these 2 inputs. No problems with copyguards or
restrictions on IVS sending of such recordings to other Replays either
(www.poopli.com). Output is a std MpegII which can be transferred to pc
w/o hacks and DRM, edited and burned as you choose.

I'd love to get a reliable, flexible box! I read that replay was bought out
by a company that doesn't support them properly, and that the newer models
are unreliable. Can you give me anything refuting this?

-Tony

AV input recording on Tivo boxes?
 

I'd love to get a reliable, flexible box! I read that replay was bought out
by a company that doesn't support them properly, and that the newer models
are unreliable. Can you give me anything refuting this?

-Tony

Who told you that, somebody that bought a Tivo because he couldn't set
the clock on his VCR?

Replay is owned by DNNA (Denon, Marantz, Escient, etc). DNNA has done
things no other company has, such as transferring life memberships from
older units. Replay 5Ks are virtually bulletproof with the exception of
hard drives same as Tivo. And any idiot can replace the drive. Replay
is pursuing PC based solutions now, so you'd have to hunt down a
standalone. The major strength is networked units w/o Tivo's crippleware
features. If you only have 1, the Tivo's much slower interface and
limited navigation features are more livable.