November 02, 2004

DVD Burner Compatible with TiVo

I have a directv/Tivo box that has a feature that allows you to "transfer to vcr." Can I hook up a dvd burner instead of a vcr?
-- Adam Smedstad

November 2, 2004 in DirecTiVo, DVD, Home Theater | Permalink | Answers (22) | TrackBack

October 21, 2004

Burning DVDs from Directv DVRs

I have a Directv DVR with Tivo and am wondering how to best interface it with my Pany DMR-E60 DVD burner? Any thoughts?
-- Tim Cameron

October 21, 2004 in DirecTiVo, DVD, Home Theater | Permalink | Answers (1) | TrackBack

October 18, 2004

UPnP Media Servers

After a bit of research, I've discovered that many of the hardware media players use Universal Plug and Play to access their servers. The server software they provide is just an implementation of UPnP. After using GB-PVR for awhile, I have a library of media I would like to share throughout the house. These devices are pretty cheap, and I have found some media server softwares like TwonkyVision that can act as the hub for them. How well do these work? Are there any other alternatives?
-- dirtboy

October 18, 2004 in Home Theater | Permalink | Answers (2) | TrackBack

October 12, 2004

PC-Less Dual Layer DVD Burners

I'd like to archive TV shows via DVD to send to a sibling serving in the Navy in the Persian Gulf. This new Sony Dual Layer DVD Recorder looks like a simple clean way to burn DVDs of shows I've recorded on my HDTivo. Are there alternatives to the new Sony device?
-- Bill

October 12, 2004 in DirecTiVo, DVD, Home Theater | Permalink | Answers (2) | TrackBack

Internet Connected PVRs?

I'm looking to publish video via the internet to peoples' TVs. Akimbo has a process for doing this as does dave.tv. Does anyone know of how to publish video over the internet that Tivo users can download and subscribe to, or if there are other internet connected set tops ?
-- freeman murray

October 12, 2004 in Home Theater, Networking, TiVo | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack

October 11, 2004

Connected DVD Players

Whatever became of the connected/wireless DVD players announced in January from Linksys and D-Link? Did these products get abandoned? I thought that these devices would be the most likely to get the wireless side of the equation right which seems pretty important if you want to stream video over a wireless network.

In the absence of those devices, is the Gateway Connected DVD player the best of the crop (vs. GoVideo, etc.) for streaming video over a 802.11g network?
-- Ryan

October 11, 2004 in Home Theater, media servers, Networking | Permalink | Answers (3) | TrackBack