Michael St. Clair
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That's a new one on me! I've tried to downconvert 480p (from Fox) via the DTC-100 with no success (s-video). Is there some other 'trick' that I'm not aware? I've also tried with some HD feeds (from CBS) as well with no luck.
Troy,
I just did it with 'King of Queens' and 'Yes Dear'. All I did was leave the configurion for 16:9 screen and turn off the 'HD monitor function'. I got perfect 16:9 anamorphic picture via the composite output (I didn't have a long enough s-vid cable to test that plug right now).
Maybe I'll edit a nice, hi-fi, commercial free, anamorphic s-vhs of 'Raiders' when it is on.
Thanks for the input. Can you watch the program in HD while taping?
No. :frowning:
The only way to enable the composite/svid outputs is to toggle 'HD Monitor' off, which kills the HD picture.
You'd be surprised how good the 16:9 480i can look through a decent line doubler, though.
How many bits can a DVD recordable hold?
About 4.5 gigs. DVD-R is not HD-DVD. If HiPix was the source you would have to re-encode the footage to a lower bitrate to make a DVD-R (or DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM).
I pretty sure that there is currently no way to record 480p or 1080i to a Tivo, mainly due to the fact that no component out and it's NTSC only. Your only option is a computer based PVR type device.Quote: