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Originally posted by Darq Does that help? thank you, yes it does. |
well.. now that Ive got the rtv up and running.. and assuming i dont end up getting deactivated and have to return it
i guess i can continue with the questions? what quality do you normally record at? standard, medium, or high? whats really the difference? I guess I need to start getting show ideas for stuff that I normally dont watch because of conflicting or odd times :eek: I stopped and grabbed a 4 way catv splitter.. so now its split to the cable modem, rtv, and tv.. so I can watch other channels while its recording.. also.. for my setup.. I have a kenwood receiver.. the receiver is hooked to the tv with s-video and rca audio.. into the receiver is my dvdplayer (using s video and digital coax) and my xbox (using s-video and rca audio).. and Ill probably put my dreamcast back on the receiver (s-video and rca) now, I also want to get my computer hooked back to the system.. but not going to bother with that right now.. my replaytv is using rca audio/video and going into the tv directly in vid source2 now.. Im also thinking about hooking my *cough*vcr*cough* back up.. whats the best way to do that? coax from wall to vcr, coax from vcr to tv.. and rca from rtv out to vcr in (in case i want to take something to a friends house that doesnt have a rtv, and I dont want to deal with making a dvd-r or vcd of it)? also.. should I go ahead and leave the rtv and receiver on a seperate channel going into the tv.. or combine them? the tv only has 1 svideo input, and the receiver is using it now... would I gain anything by using the inputs on the rtv for the vcr, dvd player, or xbox? |
I'll answer a few of those questions.
I have both of my Replays set up on Medium recording level. That should work just fine. If you are recording sports, you probably want to use High given how much movement there is on the screen. Re: VCR. I have my VCR hooked up 2 ways. I have a coax going in and also A/V from the Replay (if I want to dump something from Replay to VCR). Replays have copy-protect, so hooking a DVD player to it is probably pointless. |
Originally posted by Red Dog I have both of my Replays set up on Medium recording level. That should work just fine. If you are recording sports, you probably want to use High given how much movement there is on the screen. If you record sports, learn to Pad your recordings. I usually add an extra 40 minutes to the end of games. |
I record mostly everything in low quality, mostly because i record too many damn things that i don't have a chance to watch... and that's AFTER upgrading the hard drive to 120GB or 200GB.
But if you ever plan on using DVArchive to move your shows to your PC, keep in mind that a 1 hour show will use up roughly 1GB on your PC also... and even more space if you record at medium or high. As far as your setup goes... I agree with you about the VCR. Hook the coax (that normally goes to the TV) into the VCR. Then you can have the VCR coax output go to the TV -- saving you one extra "split". Then, hook the ReplayTV rca outputs to the VCR input so you can move shows to videotape if necessary. I'd assume you plan on using your ReplayTV a lot. So perhaps you want to hook that into your receiver instead of something else (will you use the Dreamcast or the ReplayTV more often?) Regarding your last question: "would I gain anything by using the inputs on the rtv for the vcr, dvd player, or xbox?". As mentioned earlier, a dvd player to the Replay won't really work. Also, since the ReplayTV is delayed a bit (as it encodes the video source), it won't make much sense to connect your xbox to it either... due to the delay, your reaction time will be too slow! Personally, i DO connect my VCR output to my ReplayTV -- if a friend gives me a video tape of something i missed, i use that connection to move the show BACK from video tape to ReplayTV -- allowing me to return the tape back to my friend immediately! Anyways.. hope everything works out with the pricing snafu.. making you into a ReplayTV convert! |
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I'll also add this one, too, since I incorrectly thought it must have been mentioned by now:
http://www.pvrcompare.com And from the site: Summary Tivo offers better control over what gets recorded, making it better for time shifting than ReplayTV is: * To-do list and recording history show what will and won't be recorded; * Better conflict handling; * Multiple user settable priorities; * More search options; * Better actor, director and description data for searching; * Ability to ignore repeat airings of most shows and better recognition of reruns reduces wasted disk space and recording time and allows optimal use of shows with repeated airings. * Tivo Central Online allows same-day remote scheduling requests, although at additional cost. * Multi room viewing performs better than ReplayTVs streaming, especially with slow networks or wireless. ReplayTV appears more focused on things you can do with shows once they're recorded than on being able to control what gets recorded to begin with. If your recording load is light, you're not picky about search capabilities, or you're just more interested in easily moving and manipulating video than in recording it, ReplayTV offers some things Tivo doesn't: * Better picture quality which may be noticeable on larger TVs and TVs with progressive component inputs; * Ability to watch shows from any other compatible ReplayTV on your home network (ReplayTV 4500 and 5000 models are not currently compatible with each other); * Commercial advance eliminates many commercials, and quickskip and jumping are better for skipping boring guests on talk shows; * Scheduling shows across networked ReplayTVs can help deal with scheduling conflicts and balance disk usage across multiple 5000 series recorders; * Share shows over the Internet with compatible ReplayTVs if you have broadband (again, ReplayTV 4500 and 5000 models are not currently compatible with each other); * Categories and renaming recordings can make it easier to organize large collections of shows; * Show channel day & time restrictions control multiply aired shows that lack the guide data Tivo's first run & 28 day no-repeat features require; * MyReplayTV remote management can be useful for frequent travellers who need greater remote control more than same-day remote scheduling; * Cleaner user interface. |
Originally posted by Darq I'd assume you plan on using your ReplayTV a lot. So perhaps you want to hook that into your receiver instead of something else (will you use the Dreamcast or the ReplayTV more often?) Regarding your last question: "would I gain anything by using the inputs on the rtv for the vcr, dvd player, or xbox?". As mentioned earlier, a dvd player to the Replay won't really work. Also, since the ReplayTV is delayed a bit (as it encodes the video source), it won't make much sense to connect your xbox to it either... due to the delay, your reaction time will be too slow! Personally, i DO connect my VCR output to my ReplayTV -- if a friend gives me a video tape of something i missed, i use that connection to move the show BACK from video tape to ReplayTV -- allowing me to return the tape back to my friend immediately! Anyways.. hope everything works out with the pricing snafu.. making you into a ReplayTV convert! the reason i considered adding my xbox.. i didnt figure their would be a lag straight up playing it.. and was trying to decide if the idea of it caching my game, so I could pause the game (through the xbox) and look back over my last couple moves.. might be helpful in some situations ;) |
Originally posted by twikoff fatwallet thread is up to 100 pages so far :lol: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mess...797&lastpage=1 |
Originally posted by twikoff 202 pages and growing now -eek- thats just plain silly :lol: |
sweet.. DNNA just finally made an official announcement
and it looks like my $149.00 replayTV will receive at least the 3 free years of service (99cents/month after that) or lifetime service.. That was one hell of a deal :D now to start looking for a good deal on a huge harddrive to upgrade it! btw.. the replaytv deal thread over at fatwallet is currently at 7520 posts, 65603 views, and 376 pages! -eek- and it only really slowed down, because they broke off into more specific threads later :lol: anyone else over here get in on the deal? |
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