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Originally Posted by albertsteptoe
Hello Ben, just seen your reply to Andrews question, are you 100% sure that its not possible to record onto a DVD like you can from a V+, because if thats right i wont bother with Tivo as i will never be able to copy to DVD, so Tivo will be a waste of time for me.  |
You can copy to DVD in so far you have to set the previous recording running which will send the output to the SCART and so to your DVD recorder. However that means you are effectively watching the programme and cannot watch anything else, as the Tivo is just feeding down the SCART what is currently being looked at.
So not the same as the V+ where you can set-up a copy to SCART while watching something else.
My plan with Tivo is to set up a copy to DVD running as I have to with Tivo when we are out of the house since an infrequent need for me.
Some posters have said that they see little need for this feature, but in our house, we have 3 other TVs each with integrated DVDs, so it is sometimes useful (especially for the kids) to copy something onto DVD so they can watch it in their own rooms while the adults can watch something else on the main TV with the Tivo.
Simple practicality and while there is talk of future activation of USA features to provide multi room viewing, it is not today and even when in place, are we just talking of transmitting what is currently being shown on the Tivo as against allowing another room to see a different recording stored on the Tivo, the latter would remove the DVD copy subject to knowing what you need in the other room. Do you have to subscribe to another box say, in which case I will be happy to keep going with the “low technology” DVD copy route as an infrequent requirement in my house.