Comments on: TiVo makes PopSci Best Of What’s New http://www.gizmolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: megazonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/comment-page-1/#comment-25 megazone Mon, 10 Nov 2003 19:09:37 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/#comment-25 Unfortunately you probably won't see a DirecTiVo with a DVD-RW any time soon. The Pioneer units record to the HD using the DVD Video spec, different from other SA units. But then it can just copy the file to DVD as is, no hard work.The encoded used by DirecTV isn't DVD Video compliant. So a combo unit would need to be able to re-encode, or transcode, the data. Unfortunately you probably won’t see a DirecTiVo with a DVD-RW any time soon. The Pioneer units record to the HD using the DVD Video spec, different from other SA units. But then it can just copy the file to DVD as is, no hard work.

The encoded used by DirecTV isn’t DVD Video compliant. So a combo unit would need to be able to re-encode, or transcode, the data.

]]> By: andrewsheadhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/comment-page-1/#comment-24 andrewshead Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:48:32 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/#comment-24 Yeah, but with other expenses I really can't do it right now. That and it does not have two tuners and work with D-TV Yeah, but with other expenses I really can’t do it right now. That and it does not have two tuners and work with D-TV

]]> By: inisfairhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/comment-page-1/#comment-23 inisfair Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:32:24 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/#comment-23 Pft.It's only a few months of sacrifice.... Pft.

It’s only a few months of sacrifice….

]]> By: andrewsheadhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/comment-page-1/#comment-22 andrewshead Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:21:26 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/#comment-22 I want one sooooo much, but it's way to far out of my price range I want one sooooo much, but it’s way to far out of my price range

]]> By: gikiskihttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/comment-page-1/#comment-21 gikiski Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:34:46 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2003/11/11/tivo-makes-popsci-best-of-whats-new/#comment-21 This is a rocking unit! This is a rocking unit!

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