Tivo to DVDR??? How is this done?

[mobias]

I have a Tivo Satellite receiver (Sony SAT-T60) and would like to transfer recorded programs to DVD rather than VCR. Does anybody know how this is done and/or what the "best way" might be?

Thanks in advance!

[Zak0]

DealDatabase Tivo Forum

-Zak

[andkiich]

Yes, it's possible, I do it all the time.

There are 2 popular options:

1) Use a stand alone DVD recorder and record like you would a VCR.

2) Capture the video to your PC with a capture device and author a DVD.

There are a plethora of guides for option 2.

[gcutler]

Just the logic drawn out without alot of detail...

1) With Stand Alone Recorder

DirectTiVo---->Audio&Video cables----->Stand Alone Recorder

2) PC Based (External Device)

DirectTiVo---->Audio&Video Cables----->Video Capture Device---->Firewire or USB Cable----->PC

3) PC Based (Internal Device)

DirectTiVo---->Audio&Video Cables----->Video Capture Device inside PC.


If you want to do simple and quick burning, then the Stand Alone Recorder is the easiest way to go. If you want to do medium level of editing and authoring, you really need a Stand Alone recorder with a hard drive built in. If you want to do advanced editing and authoring (being able to pick and choose your SW and HW combinations, then the PC was is the way to go.

There is no right or wrong, whichever is the path you want to take should determine what you buy.

The only issue I have is, a friend of mine got a Stand Alone Recorder without a hard drive, and he is very limited, I believe that if you decide on a stand alone recorder, you should probably get a Stand Alone recorder with a Hard Drive, because you may want to do more advanced stuff and without the drive you are stuck with the most basic functions. Chances are you may want to get a little more fancy after a few burns??? But if you never do anything but basic functions, the extra money on the hard drive unit may be a waste...

[Foxbat]

It is possible to modify a DirecTivo unit so that it can be connected to a network, which makes it possible to extract the recorded videos straight to your PC w/o any quality loss. These streams can be authored and burned onto DVD without re-encoding. The only stipulation is that the extracted streams are 480x480 with 48khz MP2 audio, so they may not play in all DVD players without resizing or audio resampling. They should work with most players that play SVCDs though.

Read the Video Extraction forum on that dealdatabase.com site linked above for more details.

[verchad]

I have the Directv tivo combo unit and a panasonic dvd recorder. I record from the tivo to the dvd-r hard drive, edit whatever I need, and then record to dvd-r ( start recording / not having to watch it ). If you get a dvd-r without a hard drive, you will have to pause the recording whenever you get something you don't want in the recording ( commercials ). Gets some nice results. I usually record to dvd-r harddrive at xp - 1hr per disc or sp - 2 hr per disc speed.

[abcci]

Just the logic drawn out without alot of detail...

1) With Stand Alone Recorder

DirectTiVo---->Audio&Video cables----->Stand Alone Recorder

I'm trying to use that method right now but I can't get it to work. Maybe someone can explain it in detail. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease.

I have an LG DR1F9H DVD recorder.

[yoda313]

You hook it up exactly the way you do with a vcr. There is no difference.

[abcci]

So I should use the output on the TiVo DVR itself and connect it to the input of the recorder? Then it will record what it shown on TiVo?

[yoda313]

So I should use the output on the TiVo DVR itself and connect it to the input of the recorder? Then it will record what it shown on TiVo?

Yes thats it exactly!

[abcci]

Thanks I got it now. Thank you.