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RE: SKY+ to DVD


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  • Subject: RE: SKY+ to DVD
  • From: "Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:25:07 -0000
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> Digitally - by using a PC to write a DVD from the data held on the
Sky+
> box
> like you would with TiVo then you can't - you'll need to go SCART to
SCART
> from the Sky+ box to the DVD recorder. As far as I understand the Sky+
box
> won't send RGB out of its VCR SCART so you're back to recording
composite
> which means you'll probably also need to add a macrovision stripper in
the
> chain too as I believe the Sky+ box adds Macrovision to the VCR output
on
> the pay per view programming.

Which is why the TV output of mine goes to a SCART replication box giving
three identical outputs, one to the bedroom via KAT5, one to the DVDR box
and one to an RGB>YUV converter for PJ etc.

K.


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