RE: Re: TIVO Connections

["Nikola Kasic" <nikola@xxxxxxx>]

Really, no use of it ;-(.

Nik

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 May 2002 15:31
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: TIVO Connections

    There is a Mr Tonks website but it has no useful info ! (www.mrtonks.com).

 

    His company / connections had a surplus stock of Tivos but I think they are now all gone. He won't be restocking them I understand. I think you can still find them for £199 by mail order or £229 ish at some of the big name retailers.

 

    Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: Nikola Kasic [mailto:nikola@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 May 2002 13:30
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: TIVO Connections

Does Mr. Tonks have web site?

Everyone recommends famous Mr.Tonks.

Nik

-----Original Message-----
From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 May 2002 11:55
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: TIVO Connections

Since getting my Tivo several months ago, I've used my VCR about three
times. Once to copy a home movie onto Video for a relative, and the
other two times were to tape programs for the kids when there was a
programming conflict with what I wanted to Tivo. Of course, I made sure
the kids programs went on the video :-)

Programs I want to archive, I've started capturing to my PC using a AIW
board and saving in SVCD format. Quality is OK and better than VCR. The
VCDs will play back on my DVD player.

Next step is to install this turboNet card on my desk into the Tivo and
look at playing about with extraction over LAN directly from the TiVo
for archiving. For my own use, blah, blah...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tefxp [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 May 2002 11:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: TIVO Connections
>
> > > And finally would you get rid of the Video? Will I ever use it
> again,
> > I
> > > could always put it upstairs just in case!
> >
> > With TiVo, if you do not store recordings then the VCR becomes
> > redundant, you'll learn this after about a week or so with TiVo! ;-)
>
> There's only one small flaw with this:
> Those of us with kids know that there are bugger all kids DVD's
> available, but shed loads of kids videos - eg we have a Maisy video
> that the sprogs love & it's starting to go coz it's been played so
> much.
> Can I get the same on DVD?  Can I hell - there is one maisy dvd
> available with none of the programmes on it that are on the video.
>
> Also, bought a Thomas the Tank Engine DVD as they love looking at
> Thomas books.
> For some reason, perhaps being used to videos where you just play and
> that's it, the menu system scared the crap out of them :-O
>
> Doubtless they will grow out of this, and there are extras on the
> DVD's that you could never get on video, but the fact remains there
> are still far more videos than DVD's out there.
>
> This applies to adult stuff too  (no, no over 18, just over 18
> months :)) where the vid rental stores have far more vids than dvds.
>
> Granted this is being addressed more and more, but I still wouldn't
> get rid of my VCR for a couple of years yet......
>
> Just my 0.00000002p worth,
>
>
> Tony
>
>
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