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Community Newsletter: Q&A: Advice needed for an all-in-one DVR that can burn DVDs
- 3/10/08 5:01 PM
Cable subscriber able to receive analog broadcast until 2012
by NicksNotes - 3/7/08 9:01 PM In reply to: Be careful! A unit with an anolog tuner = useless in <1 year by dcalhoun38581Analog signals will still be "dual broadcast" along side of digital broadcasts for subscribers to cable and to satellite services. Only televisions stations broadcasting over-the-air will be converting to purely digital signal in february of 2009.
Therefore, analog recording equipment--like VCR's, DVR's and Series 2 TiVo's, etc.--will still be able to record standard definition analog signals atleast up until 2012; so long as providers (such as Comcast, etc.) continue to carry the "dual broadcasts" of analog and digital programming on their own systems.
OMG! DVR/VCR/ATSC/NTSC/TIVO/burners/hard drives/=CONFUSED!..
by corrieann - 3/7/08 9:44 PM In reply to: Cable subscriber able to receive analog broadcast until 2012 by NicksNotesI'm a boomer-tech-newbie moving out on my own and I was all worried about the cheapest way to get internet!!! Cable's not available where I'm moving to, can't afford landline, have cell only. I'm sooo confused after reading all this stuff I'm trying to decide if I even want a tv at all! I am not smarter than a 5th grader! Is there really a plain and simple out there you hi-techies?!
OMG!!!! Which setup to use.
by jandcgifts - 3/8/08 4:47 AM In reply to: OMG! DVR/VCR/ATSC/NTSC/TIVO/burners/hard drives/=CONFUSED!.. by corrieannIf all you want is to record shows for viewing at a later time then get a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) From either your cable company or Dish Sattelite company, This is really a great , easy and cheap way to go. Or If you want to record shows and store them for use anytime anywhere then buy a DVD recorder.
customers who receive analog cable service
by nimble2 - 9/15/08 3:13 PM In reply to: Cable subscriber able to receive analog broadcast until 2012 by NicksNoteshttp://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html#faq25
The Commission will decide in 2011 whether the requirement should be continued beyond February 17, 2012. This means that customers who receive analog cable service (without a cable set-top box) will be able to continue to do so.
Re.: Recommended DVD Recorder with hard drive
by Rtistic - 3/8/08 9:09 AM In reply to: Be careful! A unit with an anolog tuner = useless in <1 year by dcalhoun38581I purchased an LG LRH-539 with a 250GB hard dive and have successfully recorded many VHS movies. Did a lot of research on models before deciding on this one. Here's someones review on the unit.
http://www.aurora-systems.com/robon/LG_LRH539.html
Also use a Sima GoDVD unit for patching in VHS & Beta machines and converting video. Here's a review and product description.
http://www.amazon.com/Sima-GoDVD-Video-Enhancer/dp/B000AEFVVE
I have 2 new in the box if you are interested in purchasing one for yourself.
Rtisticguy@gmail.com
Analog - Digital - Upcoming Transition
by anna3333 - 3/9/08 1:47 PM In reply to: Be careful! A unit with an anolog tuner = useless in <1 year by dcalhoun38581Will my TV, using cable (but not paying extra for digital) still work with cable when analog is dropped?
Will the "boxes" to convert analog to digital work with cable TV or only with "airwave" TV?
Will the boxes work with Satellite TV transmission?
Is this going to FORCE people who don't want/can't afford the expensive digital service to either pay for something they don't want OR drop cable entirely and go to airwave TV or to Satellite TV?
Why was this necessary? Whom does it benefit?
Thanks,
Anna
Digital conversion
by zysmith - 3/10/08 7:25 PM In reply to: Analog - Digital - Upcoming Transition by anna3333The conversion to digital will have NO effect on cable and sattelite users who use a settop box as the digital conversion happens in the settop box as it does now for digital cable.
Awesome Solution - YES
by JLovell99 - 3/8/08 12:00 AM In reply to: awesome solution by confuxionI own a Panasonic DVR with DVD burner, and it is fantastic. If you want complete freedom, you can purchase an international edition that is region-free and avoids the subscription to a local program guide that you don't need if you're on a cable system. I bought mine from here:
http://www.dvdoverseas.com/dvd_recorders.htm
John in Paris
dvd recorders
by foxcityfc - 3/8/08 5:40 AM In reply to: awesome solution by confuxionI do not understand why its so hard in the US. To buy a DVD recorder with or without a hard drive. Here in the UK the shops are full of them.and no subscription is required,they come with one or two tuners and both digital depends how much you want to pay,cost from £100-£300.($200-$600). If you want cable or sky then you go to them for it,
A lot is different in the U.K.
by anna3333 - 3/9/08 1:53 PM In reply to: dvd recorders by foxcityfcWell, the U.K. doesn't always give precedence to corporations over human beings (they don't have GeoW & Crew). They do a lot of things differently - like provide medical care for every single one of their citizens (as EVERY civilized/industrial western nation on the planet - EXCEPT for the U.S.A.- does.
DVD Recorder with Hard Drive -- USA
by hsweet - 3/9/08 2:54 PM In reply to: awesome solution by confuxionGreat discussion.
The best way to go is to buy a DVD recorder with tuner and hard drive. These were introduced about 3 years ago but, about a year ago, they disappeared from the market with only TIVO remaining. At the same time, these DVD recorders were available throughout the rest of the world.
Judging from a recent court case where TIVO went after EchoStar, it looks like TIVO has had a success in claiming patent rights over the technology. So much for the implementation of the new technology that was supposed to replace VCRs.
There are a few DVD recorders that have hard drives on the US market but none are particularly good. You can also find some on eBay at inflated prices.
I think that this is an issue that our congress should weigh in on.
Congress weighinhg in
by anna3333 - 3/10/08 12:36 PM In reply to: DVD Recorder with Hard Drive -- USA by hsweetApparently congress already did weigh in. This is U.S.A. where corporations' excess profits take precedence over the welfare of citizens - human beings. We are the ONLY "civilized" Western nation that does not put its citizens - human beings - FIRST! The ONLY one where every citizen is not provided with medical care. Do you really think congress (especially the current one) gives a *** about you or me? Of course they are allowing Tivo to have a monopoly on this technology - at our expense!
anna, get a job
by frewarehog - 3/15/08 7:05 AM In reply to: Congress weighinhg in by anna3333I guess congress should provide TIVO to all citizens too huh? I work for a large corporation and get lots of benefits I wouldn’t get if I worked at Joey’s ‘Lectronics Shop. Who do you think paves the roads and builds schools? Your little tax dollars? You prolly get EIC.
There lots of reasons why DVRs are hard to find. Piracy is a big one. Sony, Viacom, MPAA, others have a big voice in Congress and they don't like DVRs.
yahoo VS google
by DADSGETNDOWN - 3/15/08 2:15 AM In reply to: awesome solution by confuxionThis has nothing to do with the topic, other than the searching for the product mentioned here.
I like google for alot of things, but I don't know why people seem to think it's KING of searches, I keep rying several different searches and well, they're close sometimes and not even on others, this is an example, ( I like YAHOO better anyway.) but the total has little to do with that.
Look at the first page of results on both sites,
YAHOO's first result shows the PANASONICS Web page for that product.
Google doesn't show it at all.
After that they are pretty close, showing sites like Amazon, and CNET.
Search YAHOO and Google, for "Panasonic DMR-E85HS"
YAHOO= 9,490 Results.
Google= 3,550.
TV Guide
by jcote859 - 3/7/08 7:11 PM In reply to: DVR... by zysmithI have one of these DVD HD and I love it but I found that the TV guide only worked on cable and I do not have cable. The DVD recorder also would only work on cable. I had to take a few back to find one that worked the way I wanted it to work. I ended up with a LiteON.
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