OK to give free copy of TV show?

UCLAN wrote:
RickMerrill wrote:

How did you digitally record it in hidef? I didn't know you could
do that other
than on a DVR?

wHY NOT blu-ray?

In the U.S.? The OP appeared to be in the U.S.

I thought only blu-ray could record HD (yes, in the US).

Got a model number handy for a Blu-ray *recorder* being sold in the US?
AFAIK, there aren't any.

Well, google finds a lot of them. Here's a low priced "burner".
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/LG/BH08LS20MPTP/

On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:52:39 -0700, UCLAN wrote:

Got a model number handy for a Blu-ray *recorder* being sold in the US?
AFAIK, there aren't any.

Lot's of them have been sold here for a long time. Here's one of many.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136175

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Wes Newell wrote:

Got a model number handy for a Blu-ray *recorder* being sold in the US?
AFAIK, there aren't any.

Lot's of them have been sold here for a long time. Here's one of many.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136175

Quite familiar with computer BD drives. My inquiry was about stand-alone
BD recorders. Japan? Yes. Britain? Yes. USA? No.

UCLAN wrote:
Wes Newell wrote:

Got a model number handy for a Blu-ray *recorder* being sold in the US?
AFAIK, there aren't any.

Lot's of them have been sold here for a long time. Here's one of many.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136175

Quite familiar with computer BD drives. My inquiry was about stand-alone
BD recorders. Japan? Yes. Britain? Yes. USA? No.


Panasonic makes a stand-alone blue ray recorder (no computer required).

http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_DM...-31899305.html


There seem to be lots of them.

RickMerrill wrote:

Quite familiar with computer BD drives. My inquiry was about stand-alone
BD recorders. Japan? Yes. Britain? Yes. USA? No.

Panasonic makes a stand-alone blue ray recorder (no computer required).

http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_DM...-31899305.html

This model - the E700BD - is NOT available in the US.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/11675..._recorder.html

"Matsu****a says it has no plans to launch the DMR-E700BD outside of Japan."

I'll ask again: Any stand-alone BD recorders for sale to the US market?

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:55:21 -0700, UCLAN wrote:

RickMerrill wrote:

Quite familiar with computer BD drives. My inquiry was about stand-alone
BD recorders. Japan? Yes. Britain? Yes. USA? No.

Panasonic makes a stand-alone blue ray recorder (no computer required).

http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_DM...-31899305.html

This model - the E700BD - is NOT available in the US.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/11675..._recorder.html

"Matsu****a says it has no plans to launch the DMR-E700BD outside of Japan."

I'll ask again: Any stand-alone BD recorders for sale to the US market?

I've just recently started following this thread, so I'm wondering
what you'd be recording if you had a stand-alone BD recorder? I can
somewhat understand using one of the BD drives for a computer, since
you could put a tuner in the computer and receive OTA HD content, then
record it to the BD recorder..... but how would you get HD content to
a standalone? I have DirecTV HD service with their HD DVRs, and there
is no output from them that could be recorded in HD.... what service
or transmission would have this kind of output? Yes, I understand that
you could have a HD camcorder..... but other than your own content,
what would be available to record?

On Oct 20, 7:03*pm, Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:55:21 -0700, UCLAN wrote:
RickMerrill wrote:

Quite familiar with computer BD drives. My inquiry was about stand-alone
BD recorders. Japan? Yes. Britain? Yes. USA? No.

Panasonic makes a stand-alone blue ray recorder (no computer required)..

http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_DM...corder/4505-64....

This model - the E700BD - is NOT available in the US.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/11675..._bluray_record...

"Matsu****a says it has no plans to launch the DMR-E700BD outside of Japan."

I'll ask again: Any stand-alone BD recorders for sale to the US market?

I've just recently started following this thread, so I'm wondering
what you'd be recording if you had a stand-alone BD recorder? I can
somewhat understand using one of the BD drives for a computer, since
you could put a tuner in the computer and receive OTA HD content, then
record it to the BD recorder..... but how would you get HD content to
a standalone? I have DirecTV HD service with their HD DVRs, and there
is no output from them that could be recorded in HD.... what service
or transmission would have this kind of output? Yes, I understand that
you could have a HD camcorder..... but other than your own content,
what would be available to record?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

All I can think of is digital Over the Air broadcasts. With an ATSC
tuner a stand alone unit could be used to archive or time shift any of
the HD content from any of the broadcasters in your area.

Dan (Woj...)

UCLAN wrote:
RickMerrill wrote:

Quite familiar with computer BD drives. My inquiry was about stand-alone
BD recorders. Japan? Yes. Britain? Yes. USA? No.

Panasonic makes a stand-alone blue ray recorder (no computer required).

http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_DM...-31899305.html


This model - the E700BD - is NOT available in the US.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/11675..._recorder.html


"Matsu****a says it has no plans to launch the DMR-E700BD outside of
Japan."

I'll ask again: Any stand-alone BD recorders for sale to the US market?

The article you quoted is dated Jun 30, 2004 10:00 am

Let's assume you are right. Is it because digital rights management has
put HD recorders in the slammer?

dmaster wrote:

I've just recently started following this thread, so I'm wondering
what you'd be recording if you had a stand-alone BD recorder? I can
somewhat understand using one of the BD drives for a computer, since
you could put a tuner in the computer and receive OTA HD content, then
record it to the BD recorder..... but how would you get HD content to
a standalone? I have DirecTV HD service with their HD DVRs, and there
is no output from them that could be recorded in HD.... what service
or transmission would have this kind of output? Yes, I understand that
you could have a HD camcorder..... but other than your own content,
what would be available to record?- Hide quoted text -

All I can think of is digital Over the Air broadcasts. With an ATSC
tuner a stand alone unit could be used to archive or time shift any of
the HD content from any of the broadcasters in your area.

Or, by using component input/outputs, other HD sources.

RickMerrill wrote:

This model - the E700BD - is NOT available in the US.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/11675..._recorder.html


"Matsu****a says it has no plans to launch the DMR-E700BD outside of
Japan."

I'll ask again: Any stand-alone BD recorders for sale to the US market?

The article you quoted is dated Jun 30, 2004 10:00 am

That's when they introduced the E700BD. Still unavailable in the US.

Let's assume you are right. Is it because digital rights management has
put HD recorders in the slammer?

"...in the slammer?" ?? Meaning ??

The reason(s) for lack of stand-alone BD recorders in the US are varied.
Google for opinions.