DVD recorder - Page 3

25-09-2004, 18:36

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I know it's cheeky - but I'm bumping my own thread - cos the thing with the picture is quite irritating....

Any ideas anyone ?

interesting that it only shows up when played back on a pc - and it's affecting the overlay window, rather than the picture itself.

- it may be a software/hardware issue - probably not hardware as I'm guessing the desktop & laptop have different graphics cards in, but do the computers use the same software?

just thinking out load really

dilli-theclaw · 25-09-2004, 18:39

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Originally Posted by homealone

interesting that it only shows up when played back on a pc - and it's affecting the overlay window, rather than the picture itself.

I should clarify - that is the whole picture - it was the way the program was transmitted.... I just chose that frame to make it easier to see

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Originally Posted by homealone

- it may be a software/hardware issue - probably not hardware as I'm guessing the desktop & laptop have different graphics cards in, but do the computers use the same software?

just thinking out load really

I've played it on power dvd 4 - 5. win dvd - and media player... Oh and nvidia's dvd player too

All do the same thing...

I was thinking maybe a digital watermark?

25-09-2004, 19:06

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I should clarify - that is the whole picture - it was the way the program was transmitted.... I just chose that frame to make it easier to see

I've played it on power dvd 4 - 5. win dvd - and media player... Oh and nvidia's dvd player too

All do the same thing...

I was thinking maybe a digital watermark?

What you've tried would seem to rule out a common software problem.

- I still can't think why it would show on a pc, but not on a telly, although, obviously, as displays, they are completely different. I'm still

paulyoung666 · 25-09-2004, 19:14

just looked at the picture and enlarged it a hell of a long way and i cant see what it is or why it is there

, i was wondering if it was something that bugs you or something you want an answer for

dilli-theclaw · 25-09-2004, 19:15

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

i was wondering if it was something that bugs you or something you want an answer for

That would have to be YES and - um - YES

dilli-theclaw · 25-03-2005, 12:29

Ok another bump in my own thread - I'm determined to keep this one alive

The quesion I have is this.

It's Dr Who day on UK gold tomorrow from 8am till 7pm then the new dr who on BBC1.

By the time all this has finished it will be 12hours.

Does anyone think there will be a problem me recording 12 hours straight through on my machine?

There is a fan in it to keep things cool, but I don't want to over heat it and smeg it up.

Opinions please

paulyoung666 · 25-03-2005, 12:32

will you have enough hard drive space is the question i would ask ????

dilli-theclaw · 25-03-2005, 12:35

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

will you have enough hard drive space is the question i would ask ????

It's just a DVD recorder - and I got a load of nice new discs ready for it all.

I'm going to record the uk gold stuff in 6 hour mode. And the new dr who stuff in 2 hour mode.

Just wondering if it'll be ok

paulyoung666 · 25-03-2005, 12:37

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

It's just a DVD recorder - and I got a load of nice new discs ready for it all.

I'm going to record the uk gold stuff in 6 hour mode. And the new dr who stuff in 2 hour mode.

Just wondering if it'll be ok

my bad , i was thinking it had a hdd built in

, cant see why you cant leave it on , just make sure any ventilation grillies are free from dust and that it has plenty of free air around it

dilli-theclaw · 26-03-2005, 12:40

Things are looking good - the first disc (and the machine come to that) wasn't even warm when I changed it.

I decided to do them in 4 hour mode to get a bit more quality.

dilli-theclaw · 03-06-2005, 18:23

Yet another

I'm afraid.

Although a combined sky+ and dvd recorder question I thought I'd ask in here...

As some of you will have read I'm getting sky+ tomorrow.

What I'd like to know for SURE is - do sky box office films have macrovision on them?

Now my dvd recorder has a modified firmware on it which disables macrovision (I know this works as I've copied some of MY pre recorded vhs tapes and DVD's onto dvd).

What I'd like to know is will I be able to record from the sky+ box to dvd?

p.s. how easy IS it to put a bigger hd (I was thinking 120gb) in a sky+ box?

Once again - cheers for the advice.

ian@huth · 03-06-2005, 20:40

There is a lot on Digital Spy about upgrading the hard drive.

dilli-theclaw · 03-06-2005, 20:42

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Originally Posted by ian@huth

There is a lot on Digital Spy about upgrading the hard drive.

I'm having a trawl through the sky+ section right now

Thanks for that

purenuman · 03-06-2005, 20:48

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

p.s. how easy IS it to put a bigger hd (I was thinking 120gb) in a sky+ box?

Once again - cheers for the advice.

PM me your email address and I'll send you (via http://www.yousendit.com/ ) a zipped word doc that shows you how to do it at your own risk

dilli-theclaw · 03-06-2005, 20:50

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Originally Posted by purenuman

PM me your email address and I'll send you (via http://www.yousendit.com/ ) a zipped word doc that shows you how to do it at your own risk

Done - thanks for that