[thomamon]

Is there a way to copy recorded shows to your PC with the DirecTV DVR and then burn them to a DVD?

Just curious, thanks!

 

[Tom Robertson]

Only by way of an S-video or composite or a newer Component capture card on your PC.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[rhambling]

you can but not digitally. only through the analog connections at real time either to your pc via a capture card or to a dvd recorder. it would be nice to just transfer them via the network but that way is still on lockdown.

 

[GTLYON]

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

Mine is set to arrive Monday, can't wait!!!

 

[thomamon]

Mine is set to arrive Monday, can't wait!!!

What exactly does it do?

 

[GTLYON]

It allows you to transfer HD shows from your DVR to your PC via the component hook ups to a USB hook up on your computer (you can also hook it up via s-video for SD). You then can burn video to DVD or edit your video (commercials) with editing software, then burn a DVD.

 

[thomamon]

It allows you to transfer HD shows from your DVR to your PC via the component hook ups to a USB hook up on your computer (you can also hook it up via s-video for SD). You then can burn video to DVD or edit your video (commercials) with editing software, then burn a DVD.

Yet no Copy Protection

 

[Tom Robertson]

Don't count on that...

 

[thomamon]

Don't count on that...

Its not digital tho

 

[Tom Robertson]

Its not digital tho

Macrovision isn't used on digital signals either; but it is copy protection...

 

[armophob]

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

Mine is set to arrive Monday, can't wait!!!

I am a little more than just curious on how this works out. Let us know. I would suggest that if you have to step over the copyright's, you don't mention it here. We all know how, and can make unmentioned assumptions.

 

[Mike Bertelson]

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

Mine is set to arrive Monday, can't wait!!!

I'm very curious how this works out.

Let us know what works and what doesn't.

Mike

 

[purtman]

Is there a way to copy recorded shows to your PC with the DirecTV DVR and then burn them to a DVD?

Just curious, thanks!

I have two outfeeds on my receiver. One goes to my DVD recorder and the other to my TV. If I want something on DVD, I just play it on the DVR and start recording on the DVD recorder.

When you travel with three- and four-year-olds, you need these DVDs.

 

[thomamon]

I have two outfeeds on my receiver. One goes to my DVD recorder and the other to my TV. If I want something on DVD, I just play it on the DVR and start recording on the DVD recorder.

When you travel with three- and four-year-olds, you need these DVDs.

How is the quality when recording to DVD and what happens with wide screen issues?

 

[dcowboy7]

How is the quality when recording to DVD and what happens with wide screen issues?

if hd:
obviously u lose the hd quality but its still pretty good (especially if its for kids viewing)....i use the s-video line to the dvd recorder....i set the disk record speed to get 2 hours max recorded on it....more than that the pic quality starts to really degrade.

havent played around with watching on 4x3 but i think:
if u record 16x9 and watch on 4x3 it gets scrunched....i think u can adjust the recoders options to record in 4x3 if u want if thats what it wil be viewed on.

but taping 16x9 & watching on 16x9 looks good.

 

[hdtvfan0001]

if hd:
obviously u lose the hd quality but its still pretty good (especially if its for kids viewing)....i use the s-video line to the dvd recorder....i set the disk record speed to get 2 hours max recorded on it....more than that the pic quality starts to really degrade.

Same here...with the original content being in HD...the 1 or 2 hour standard DVD recording playback is actually very good (but not HD, of course).

I've used my Toshiba recorder to "archive" a number of things I wanted to offload from the HD DVR and keep long-term.

 

[spartanstew]

if hd:
obviously u lose the hd quality but its still pretty good

do you think it's better, worse or about the same as if you were transferring VHS tapes to DVD (via a combo unit)?

 

[dcowboy7]

do you think it's better, worse or about the same as if you were transferring VHS tapes to DVD (via a combo unit)?

i would say on a scale with 10 being the best hd pic quality:

copying an hd program thru s-video to dvd = 7.
copying vhs taped program to dvd = 5 at best.

 

[hdtvfan0001]

i would say on a scale with 10 being the best hd pic quality:

copying an hd program thru s-video to dvd = 7.
copying vhs taped program to dvd = 5 at best.

I'd say if you record HD content to a quality DVD recorder at the max quality level...I'd pretty much agree..

copying an hd program thru s-video to dvd = 7.5
copying vhs taped program to dvd = 5 at best

 

[houskamp]

I call vhs>dvd a 1 at best... wow it's bad