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RE: tivo newbie questions
- Subject: RE: tivo newbie questions
- From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:35:54 +0100
Stephen wrote:
> I haven't had a tivo before but I was looking at those dvd
> recorders with built-in disc drive and then I realised that
> that is what a tivo is. Does a tivo use the same compression
> algorithms that a dvd recorder does; does it use mpegs and
> vob files etc? How does the quality compare to (1) vhs, (2) s-vhs,
> and (3) dvdr? Thanks.
It uses MPEG2, but not VOB files. DVDs can be created from the files
quite easily though. There are 3 quality settings. "Basic" is
just
that. The next level is better than VHS (IMO), and the "Best"
level is
very good indeed. Its certainly as good as any source I have to feed it
with!
Cheers,
Andy
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http://www.andylaurence.co.uk
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