Recent content by j0nnyhb

So the "Live" sporting events go on the DVR without ideal compression, and when I try to record them onto DVDs, the issue surfaces .... ok, thanks for that tidbit of information, that makes sense. I'm thinking about to trying the Hauppauge HD PVR (which has component in). Sounds like that...

Thanks texasbrit ... there is something different about HD football/basketball games vs the Cartoon Network's "Clone Wars". The Clone Wars (for my kids ;o) ) records fantastic from HD to SD ... sporting events don't, and I have no idea why. The quality of those isn't even close to being good.

My recorder doesn't have component inputs (not many do from what I have seen), so unfortunetly that won't work for me ... thanks for the response.

as in when I try to record an HD program on a non-HD DVD recorder (to "down convert" to 480i). For now, I just want to get a really good SD recording to play on standard DVD players. Is there a way to do this? My experience is that the HD shows (football games) don't record very well even...

Thanks, I just found some other articles on this thing ... how do you "cut out comercials"? One thing I read said you cannot "time shift" or "remove comercials" (perhaps this is just in real time (i.e. no pause button when I'm doing a recording)).

Can you burn to DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL format? Thanks in advance, I've been looking for a solution to burning my HD football games (on my Direct TV DVR) onto DVD for some time now ...

Because I cannot find them I said they must be "pretty rare" ... maybe they don't even exist? That could be ...

Yes, standalone recorder (not a PC). Would love to use dual layer double sided DVDs but looks like those are pretty rare.

I said "dual" in the title, maybe "double" is the better term ... What do you guys recommend? I haven't used the DVD DL format before, so need some advice ... Thanks in advance!

Now in 2009, I'm finally in the market to get a new HD recorder to transfer my HD recordings from by HD DVR. What is the latest and greatest recommendations? I'm not sure I want to try a blu-ray recorder just yet, I recorded "Star Wars the Clone Wars" HD TV show for my kids and transfered...

"besides like you said you ain't saving $$$ monthly. plus even if you don't have the protection plan like me since the receiver or dvr is leased they replace it for free in case it fails on you. you would only have to pay for the shipping. i don't see any benefit to owning except paying more...

I verified I could use my current DVD recorder to record off of the HR21, so at least that works .... phew ;o)

So, just so I'm clear on this .. anything I record on my HR21 cannot be recorded onto a DVD? Or is it just the newer DVD recorders that have the blocking software? Thanks in advance!

"Unfortunately, if he can't get a good OTA signal, (which is always possible) he's SOL on that front..." Exactly ... I could get Fox and NBC in HD with an OTA antenna, but with cable, I can get ABC, CBS, and PBS also. Most of the games I want to see/record are on ABC. Another question ...

Thanks guys ... yes, the reason I stayed away from the DirecTV DVR was the local HD channels not being supported (need to input cable). "Perhaps a little more research might be prudent before spending hundreds of dollars on a DVR that's usless for some of your HD prog - the HD Tivo's DO...