[ale] OT: TIVO Units for Sale

[aaron]

On Monday 29 December 2003 08:15, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> Is there an easy way to extract video from the TiVO so I can burn on
> DVD?  I have a portable player and it would be nice to take shows I want
> to see on an airplane during travel.

You could certainly record / transfer from the analog connections (as Mathew 
suggested). Of course, that would be most practical if you had a realtime DVD 
recorder. Encoding DVD in software is incredibly time consuming, but at least 
one gets a little boost in quality for the time and effort.

I don't know if there are hacks for more direct tranfers from the hard drive. 
I'm pretty certain the encoding Tivo uses is just a variant of MPEG. Whether 
that variant is DVD MPEG 2 compatible is another question. I suggest 
searching out some of the Linux-Tivo hack sites to find out what's possible.

peace
aaron


 
> On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 20:58, aaron wrote:
> > In light of the recent media recorder discussions I thought I'd pass this 
sale 
> > notice for the ever hackable TIVO along to the list. A quick google 
suggests 
> > that these are pretty good prices.
> > 
> > They're factory refurbs, but I've not had any problems in several refurb 
> > products I've purchased from the seller. Ground shipping will only add 
~$13.
> > 
> > ====================================
> > PHILIPS/ TIVO DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
> > Get rid of your VCR and step into the future!   Never miss another 
sporting 
> > event or TV show!
> > Watch programs without commercials!
> > 80GB/ 80 Hours-$189.99 http://www.surpluscomputers.com/CES10244.html
> > 120GB/ 147 Hours $239.99 http://www.surpluscomputers.com/CES10278.html
> > ====================================
> > 
> > peace
> > aaron
> > 
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