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Jeff Rife
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
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Jeff Rife (wevsr@nabs.net) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
Crap. Ignore that.
The quick description said "includes true 14-bit analog 4:4:4 HDTV and SD
input and output", but the details show it only captures using SDI, not
analog component. The analog component is output only.
You'd have to add something like this $1500 box to convert analog component
to HD-SDI:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=259904&is=REG
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DT
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
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mind sharing a brand or model # on this find of yours?
dt
"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Randy S. (rswitt@nospam.com) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
If I remember correctly (this discussion's been gone over a couple times
here), the Tivo would have to have component inputs (most likely) to
record analog HD. The data rate for analog HD is *huge* and isn't
really feasible to store.
I have found a PCI card that takes HD (or SD) component input and
compresses
in real time to MPEG-2 for less than $1500, so it is now finally in the
realm of "possible, but still very pricey" (as opposed to the $5,000
PCI solutions that existed before and weren't generally available to the
public).
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Jeff Rife
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DT (frankd8591@comcast.net) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
| Quote: | mind sharing a brand or model # on this find of yours?
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Blackmagic Decklink HD Pro Dual Link...here's at least one place that sells
it:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=337461&is=REG
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DT
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
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what does a ups have to do with yours going in for repair?
dt
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | And that's why many of us have our TiVos plugged into UPSs.
Which is why mine unit is now being shipped back to the factory for
repairs.
Worked fine for the two years it was installed. Forutnately it died
before
the warranty!
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wkearney99
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject:
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| Quote: | what does a ups have to do with yours going in for repair?
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It was pointed out that putting a Tivo on a UPS helps avoid problems.
Mine's been on a UPS since the day I bought it. Trouble is the UPS itself
died and is currently being sent back for replacement, not the Tivo as it
appears you've assumed. Thus during this short interval if (when) the power
goes out I'm stuck with it taking forever to reboot and download the guide
data each time. It'd be nice if it didn't download the guide data all over
again just because it rebooted within the past few hours of downloading the
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Joe Smith
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:
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wkearney99 wrote:
| Quote: | taking forever to reboot and download the guide
data each time. It'd be nice if it didn't download the guide data all over
again just because it rebooted within the past few hours of downloading the
last time.
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Huh? I've never seen that behavior.
My TiVo is fully functional right after power up.
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wkearney99
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:06 pm Post subject:
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| Quote: | Huh? I've never seen that behavior.
My TiVo is fully functional right after power up.
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Check the thread of messages, this being a DirecTV-based Tivo, not a
standalone unit. The DirecTV units always re-download the guide data when
they reboot. It's a few minutes delay that's rather annoying when the
reboot happened in the middle of recording programs. It does, fortunately,
seem to resume recording whatever it had going but it seems like that's not
until it's gotten the guide again. I have noticed you can pull up the list
and watch something that's already recorded but you can't get right back to
live TV until the download completes. Not a real tragedy by any sense, just
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DT
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:57 am Post subject:
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how often does your power go out? i've never owned a ups for any of my
electronics, and the only time i can remember actually having to wait for
the tivo to boot and download was while i was hacking it and had to restart
it a few times.
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Huh? I've never seen that behavior.
My TiVo is fully functional right after power up.
Check the thread of messages, this being a DirecTV-based Tivo, not a
standalone unit. The DirecTV units always re-download the guide data when
they reboot. It's a few minutes delay that's rather annoying when the
reboot happened in the middle of recording programs. It does,
fortunately,
seem to resume recording whatever it had going but it seems like that's
not
until it's gotten the guide again. I have noticed you can pull up the
list
and watch something that's already recorded but you can't get right back
to
live TV until the download completes. Not a real tragedy by any sense,
just
a little annoying.
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Dr. Personality
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:14 am Post subject:
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In article <l62dna55A7DjEereRVn-jA@comcast.com>, DT
<frankd8591@comcast.net> wrote:
| Quote: | how often does your power go out? i've never owned a ups for any of my
electronics, and the only time i can remember actually having to wait for
the tivo to boot and download was while i was hacking it and had to restart
it a few times.
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The power around here does not go out often. The last time we lost
power for anything more than a second or so was during Hurricane
Jeanne.
The problem is that second or so. When they have to do a switchover
around here, which happens every few weeks, they kill the current and
it takes a few dozen cycles to resume. It's a long enough pause to
reset most of our electronics. The UPS guards against that.
These kinds of very brief outages are probably not a problem in areas
with more modern distribution equipment. |
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wkearney99
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:41 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | The problem is that second or so.
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Same deal here. Bethesda's a suburb of the Nation's Capital but they can't
keep power running reliably. Granted, things like mature tree coverage,
overhead power lines and established neighborhoods all factor into it. But
still, it's damned annoying.
| Quote: | it takes a few dozen cycles to resume. It's a long enough pause to
reset most of our electronics. The UPS guards against that.
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Yep, and once mine comes back from repair it'll take care of it.
| Quote: | These kinds of very brief outages are probably not a problem in areas
with more modern distribution equipment.
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Probably due to underground installation as well. |
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