At 12:46 PM 10/19/2007, you wrote:
---- Winterlight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Get a HD Tivo,
> > I have read about it but I have no experience with Tivo... this is
> subscription service device right? What does a HD Tivo cost
Yes. You pay one way or the other. A monthly fee. I have lifetime
subs on mine, though. There is the Tivo 3 which is fully HD and
then HD Tivo, which is a somewhat scaled version. When it initially
came out, the Tivo3 was around $1000.
I currently don't own one, but you can check out .alt.video.ptv.tivo
for hints or check the web. The two HD models have an eSATA port so
that you can add space via external hookup.
> > upgrade the hard drive if you want to, and let it get all your HD
> > stuff. Then you can transfer it to the PC
>
> How?... is it networked.
My series 2's sit on my network. The upstairs model is on ethernet
and the one downstairs is wireless. Note that Tivos run Lunix so
they are very trouble-free to use.
So Tivo HD is a stand alone device that you
> buy, capture the video, and then move on to your PC.... what format
> does it capture in and how is the quality?
>
You watch on your TV...transfer from Tivo to tivo (in different
rooms) to watch on TV...or you can transfer to your PC. I haven't
done any capture of HD content, but I do on SD over analog and
digital. The analog is crappy on a PC, but the digital is much
better. I'm not sure about the formats, though. with My series 2, I
need to use the TivoToGo software so that I can view a .tivo file on
my PC. There are tools out there to convert them to almost any format.
I have the entire Tour de France downloaded and sitting on HD.
Tivo is great because it's trouble free..to use..your dad can use it...
my Dad has Alzheimers...he has a hard time using the toaster. No
matter what I decide I am not touching his cable set up.
you can programming it over the 'net...you can get music, watch
movies from Amazon.com, etc. Stream music, surf the net...
Maybe I should not have opened this can of worms on you...but with
all that big screen goodness over there....I couldn't help myself.
not at all..... the more info I have the better! I appreciate you
talking the time!
