Home audio & video: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs?
- 3/7/08 11:37 AM
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by haf canadian - 3/8/08 4:04 PM In reply to: panasonic DVR75 by haf canadianMy goof... That should be DMR EH75V, not DVR75.
DVD recorder with HDD
by franco.nugari - 3/8/08 3:55 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have been using for three years a Panasonic DMR-EH50 and I am very happy with it. As it has been said already, I can watch tv and record a different channel on HDD or DVD, or replay a recorded program from HDD or DVD while recording a new one. If necessary, clips can be fast-burned on DVD from the HDD for permanent recording or just to offload the HDD(the DMR-EH50 havs only 80GB HDD for a maximum of 140+ hours in LPmode). Sometimes I do record and replay (starting half hour later) even when I intend to watch what is currently broadcasted, simply to have the possibility to skip the tons of commercials embedded in ALL the tv programs - is it the same in the USA?
The only feature that I miss is the possibility to record two TV programs at the same time on this same machine.
What has happened to all of the HDD DVD Recorders
by mjslatt - 1/26/09 6:32 AM In reply to: DVD recorder with HDD by franco.nugariWhy have all the major players stopped making DVD Recorders with Hard drives? Are they all working on some new versions that are Blu Ray or something? I know that a few years ago, you could find a bunch of the HDD versions. Are these not big sellers? If not, what is the technology everyone is moving towards?
Recording TV programs
by zippitydoduck - 3/9/08 6:19 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
DVR through Dish Network. Do wish I had a DVD recorder to run a few of these off to DVD.
Netflix, Xbox or iTunes
by minimalist - 3/9/08 7:56 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
No cable TV for me. I used to waste too much time just flipping through channels. And my DVR just compounded the problem making sure there was always a backlog of shows.
Now I watch the few shows I really want to see when they come out on DVD or download them from Xbox marketplace (or iTunes).
DVR thru Comcast
by excitabull - 3/9/08 10:51 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Works great. Includes search and recording of selected series. Cable box does not have to be on to record.
how many ways???!!!
by UKARURLMXCU - 3/9/08 3:54 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have 4 VCRs including a Beta, 2 Philips DVDR3575H/37s, 2 COX leased Motorola DVRs, a Toshiba VHS/DVD recorder, a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600, an ATI All-In-Wonder video card installed in a Windows 98SE system, an ATI All-In-Wonder installed in a Windows XP system, an ATI All-In-Wonder installed in another Windows 98 system, and the TV tuners installed in an HP m9060n and a Gateway GM5638E, both Vista Home Premium machines. Do I have too much time on my hands? Oh, Yeah!!!!
DVD stand-alone, DVD-VCR in bedroom
by DrRandyBoy - 3/10/08 1:43 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My $80 LiteOn DVD+RW Living Room unit makes recording simpler than my old VCR (which has died). I also have a DVD-RW/VCR unit in the bedroom (GoVideo), but it's much less easy to use and so only sees use when I need to record 2 programs at the same time, or to transfer VCR tape content to DVD (not at all as simple as its "One-touch Copy" would lead one to believe). I have cable tv, so no worries RE: switch to digital. My blank DVDs are $0.20 each, so much cheaper, more durable, and easier to store than tapes. And unlike DVR, I can share the discs, and need never worry about running out of space. I also record occasionally to a personal DVR which uses 2G SD memory cards, which content I can then transfer (NOT real-time as with tape) to my hard drive, website, or DVD as MPEG4 content. I like that best for ease of use, but the quality is way inferior to MPEG2 (DVD). My digital cams will record & play the same format video as well, so it's nice to be able to e.g., watch my dupe of AVP (~150M) on my camera when things get slow, heheheh.
Got an all in one
by solitare_pax - 3/10/08 4:37 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I currently have a Panasonic DMR-EZ37V, mainly to record old VHS tapes to DVD for friends and family. The machine works okay in that manner - much like a word processor in MS-DOS works in terms of computer speak. Nothing fancy (these are old VHS tapes - and it behaves better with newer ones) but it doesn't break the video up into chapters unless there is a severe and obvious break of static (from when the tape was turned off and then on again - and again, that is buggy.) While I am satisfied with the machine (since I can start it recording and go off to do other things - finalizing the DVD is a pain in the keister though) I hope they eventually come out with something more automatic and easier.
I use a PC
by LarryH - 3/10/08 12:21 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have a Hauppauge HVR-1600 that can tune both analog and digital channels. For me, I don't have either cable or satellite. I just use the over-the-air (OTA) sources that are available locally. I am using SageTV for the software solution that includes a free program guide. With this package I can record programs in HD and playback either on the main computer or on a network-connected computer. They even have products that allow streaming over the internet. If I want, I can burn a DVD with the PC's DVD burner as long as I convert the source video file to a non-HD format (SageTV provides this conversion).
I have been a VCR user for years and haven't found a DVR solution for OTA yet (though I hear one may be coming in the next few months). This has been fun to work with. I can even schedule programs to be recorded even if no one is logged in (though the machine must be on).
One thing, converting an hour-long program (approx 6-8GB of data) can be a very long, CPU intensive process. I would recommend the fastest machine you can afford to minimize conversion times. I am running a 3 GHz Pentium 4 (I know, it's old) and it probably takes more time to convert than the original took to record. At least I can do it, though.
PC for me, too-SageTV-MediaMVP-Avermedia Capture Card x 3
by ppmyers - 3/13/08 3:58 PM In reply to: I use a PC by LarryHAll I could ever ask for. Stream to any TV in the house over Ethernet. Stream to my laptop over the internet when I travel. Intelligent recording. Nuke commercials. Burn to DVD. Online weather forecasts. 2 week TV guide free.
Recording TV programs
by cvc - 3/10/08 1:52 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use a Panasonic DVD Recorder Model No. DMR-EZ475V. It does everything the member wanted to do.Records TV while watching another program. Records both DVD and VHS. Also, records tape to DVD and vice versa. $275 at Costco and well worth it.
Recording TV
by AspieMum - 3/10/08 4:59 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I used to use my VCR to record programs but then we changed SKY digibox and now I can't record programs at all. I don't have the money to go out and buy a DVD recorder, and I'd still need the VCR for all our videos, nor can I afford SKY+ (and SKY+ has had complaints on BBC's Watchdog program).
Record or not Record that is the quetion
by roscoedelong - 3/10/08 11:25 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Why bother. Wait awile and it'll come out on CD and you can buy it and have it "forever"
Actually I
by Allwork01 - 3/12/08 3:14 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you record your favorite TV programs? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
don't watch TV for a very simple reason - whatever I do, I'm making money (directly or indirectly). Whenever I watch TV, I watch others making it. So which one is better for me/you/our friends/neighbors - I hope you know the answer. True, I occasionally watch DVDs, but that happens solely when I want or need it.
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