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recording quality on DirectTivo?
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Posted by: BillJulyan

In browsing the messages, I've seen references to quality settings for recording. I have the DSR6000 (DirecTV) and don't see anything in the book or menus about quality, so I'm guessing that there is no choice. Probably because it's a digital recording. Is that correct or am I missing something?

Posted by: groundcrack

No choice. Everything is recorded in BEST quality. So if you have a 30 hour TIVO, You have 30 hours of BEST Quality recording - as opposed to a 30 Hour standalone, which only has about 9 hours of best(& 30 hours at crap quality). Crap quality...that is a setting, right?

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Using 2.01 on 127.75 Hour Phillips HDR31202 & 30 Hour HDR31299(singl drive refurb).

[This message has been edited by groundcrack (edited 10-15-2001).]

Posted by: BillJulyan

Thanks. That's good to know.

Posted by: BillJulyan

That brings up another question: what size hard drive is in the Philips DSR6000? (in MB, I mean)

Posted by: groundcrack

From the TIVO HACK FAQ:

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DSR6000 - 35 hour variable, Direct TV with Tivo Servi
- 2 Hard Drives with 2.0 software

I would assume each drive is around a 15 - 18 gig. Just a guess. I think that because it doesn't have to convert analog to digital that the same drive space can record at best for dtivo, that it would take for basic on a Stand alone. The single drive 30 hour stand alones have a 30 gig drive.

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Using 2.01 on 127.75 Hour Phillips HDR31202 & 30 Hour HDR31299(singl drive refurb).

Posted by: Backhack

Just upgraded my sony T-60 and it had one 30 Gb and one 15 Gb now it has 30 Gb and 100 Gb and 116 Hrs

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Deo Vindice
Ducit Amour TiVum
Sony T60 116 Hrs,SVR2000 120 Hrs, Philps 14 Hr soon to be more

Posted by: BillJulyan

I decided to answer my own question. I opened up my DSR6000. It has a single 40GB Quantum lct20 hard drive.

Posted by: BadAstronaut

quote:
Originally posted by groundcrack:
No choice. Everything is recorded in BEST quality. So if you have a 30 hour TIVO, You have 30 hours of BEST Quality recording...

Based on what I've read in other forum postings, this is not entirely accurate. The Tivo records a 100% perfect copy of the DirecTV signal it receives, but since that signal is Variable Bit-Rate encoded (ie, the compression changes based upon the program content) it doesn't directly map to any one of the standalone Tivo quality settings.