Re: KNOCK KNOCK Anyone home?

kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:20:11 GMT, Stuart Rogers
><stuart.rogers.clara.co.uk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>On 24/11/06 22:49, "kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" wrote:
>>> 
>>> I was watching something on TV
>>> the other day, and it was on cable- here we have cable-boxes with DVR.
>>> Well, I wanted my friend to see it, but since I hadn't videotaped it,
>>> and I can't physically give her something that's been Ti-Voed, I
>>> thought it would be neat to have a device like a USB cord to attach to
>>> the DVR and into the computer and just send it to her via email- like
>>> an MP3 or WAV. Does anything like this exist?
>>
>>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? 

Mine saves in mpeg format, which can be viewed in numerous media
players, saved on DVDs etc.



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