Re: KNOCK KNOCK Anyone home?

On 26/11/06 05:38, "kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:20:11 GMT, Stuart Rogers
> <stuart.rogers.clara.co.uk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> If your DVR is a real TiVo then I believe it is possible to extract
>> video files from it, but it does require installing software onto
>> the DVR, and maybe other warranty-cancelling actions.
> 
> So DVR's and Tivos save  in a video format?  Not digital?

I believe they save as MPEG2 format. Yes digital.

>> An alternative is to attach the output of the DVR to your PC using
>> something like this:
>>  http://www.hauppage.com/pages/products/data_hvr950.html
> 
> I guess it would be easier to burn a programme on DVD and then email
> it- right?

Yes.  At 1.5GB per hour, a 1Mb/s broadband connection would take her
at least 3 hours to download a 1-hour video file.  Oh yes, if she
has a monthly download limit, this 1-hour file might eat a big bite
out of it.

>> It does require a PC with some serious grunt, though.
> 
> This PC Larry just bought in August (?)  is an HP XP Media Center, AMD
> Athlon 64x2 Dual Core, Processor 3800+ - 1024 MB, 250GB.

That's plenty enough grunt.

Stuart