[ExtractStream] Re: Divx

[Michael Loftis]

Uhm, no. They'll decode MPEG2 but not TiVo, nowhere on their site does 
it mention TiVo nor .ty streams. Where did you see this information?

kill1967 wrote:

>Well Digital to Analogue conversion will reduce the quality of your
>image on video tape, plus videotape isn't a suitable archive medium
>with a nominal life span of around 10 years.
>
>A straight digital to digital copy would be better, but MPEG2 to DiVX
>might not be that hot. Converting a lossy compressed file with another
>lossy compression algorithm...Never done it, but the guys at
>http://www.vidomi.com seem to have upgraded their application to
>decode TiVo .ty streams and output them to DivX.
>
>I don't know how good it works or whether the quality is great, but
>it's what you're looking for I guess.
>
>Cheers,
>
>John
>
>
>--- In ExtractStream@y..., "Richard" <richard_1309@l...> wrote:
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>>I am thinking of getting a tivo (UK) and i want to archive to
>>DivX....correct me if i'm wrong but isn't it much easier to connect
>>
>the tivo
>
>>to a the video in on your computer and record "live".. i have a 1.7
>>
>pentium
>
>>4.. .. what are the major disadvantages?
>>
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