TiVo/ DVD Recorder

[iwantitall!]

I'm in the market for a DVD Recorder w/ TiVo. Any suggestions on which brands and models? Thanks.

[Meritocracy]

Pioneer is the only company I believe producing units with this ability. Just a caveat for these particular models. The ability to edit footage before burning to DVDR has been disabled. In my case, that means thanks but no thanks...

[j-a-w]

I would tell you to do some research into what you really want your unit to do. I have tivo and it does what i need it to do. The picture quality isn't the best on recorded shows.(ie stand alone unit) Comes in handy when you have a million things to do and it will record a show for you. I would recommend Tivo to anybody. But I would tell them to make sure they get the unit that fits there needs best. (harddrive only or dvd-r unit)

[iwantitall!]

I have an older Series 1 which is out of commission. It has a lifetime subscription which TiVo has agreed to transfer to whatever unit I choose. So, I'm just trying to get an idea of what I should get. I'm definitely in the market for a DVD recorderas well, which is why I thought about the combination units. Should I go for two seperate units in my case?

[doctor robert]

don't buy the pioneer or any other recorder with tivo in it. there is a software flaw in the tivo/recorder units that leaves macro blocks every so often. i called the pioneer tech support and they confirmed it. if anything, get directivo and get a seperate recorder like the pioneer 510. it has all the editing features you'll want.

[Ziffelpig]

You might want to try Snapstreams BeyondTV demo, it's PVR software that can be used with most capture cards, and the full version can be purchased bundled with the hauppage(sp)PVR250 and firefly remote.Has all the features of tivo,show squeeze, live recording, wmf, and program guide without the cost or subscription fees. I capture from DSS and had to buy an additional IR device to change channels with my AIW remote but couldn't be happier with the setup.

[tjdmobile]

I have to agree with Ziffelpig.

You are lucky that TiVo will allow you to transfer the lifetime sub to another machine. Their policy states that the Lifetime is the lifetime of the recorder, not the subscriber.

I have a LiteOn 5001, Pioneer 220-s, and Beyond TV 3.5 (with Hauppauge). If you have even an old 1ghz machine, Beyond TV will blow you away. Remember, I have TiVo with lifetime sub, and Beyond TV is very cool. There's no Thumbs up / down, but who cares? I know what I like to watch...I don't want Tivo trying to guess.

Beyond TV is the best out there. You can have it running from the taskbar, so the power save functions of your PC work correctly. I have mine set so that when it's idle for 2 minutes, it suspends. When it's time for a show to record, it comes on and gets started. Very easy. You have full control over bitrate and resolution, it's really quite remarkable!

I am waiting for my IR200l to arrive so that I can switch the channels on my DishDVR 510...I hope it works. In the meantime, I just have to "dual program" my programs.

TJD

[iwantitall!]

I think I might just pick up a 40 hour Series 2 for $119 thru Amazon. Transfer the sub over to that one.