dvd player with hard drive

Michaela521 · 03-17-2006, 01:52 AM

Hello I am considering getting a dvd player that has a hard drive capable of saving audio and video from the tv directly to its hard drive. Do I need something like tivo or some other subscription inorder for these things to work properly. I have directtv. Could you please explain why. Thanks alot.

IS_Contractor · 03-17-2006, 02:36 PM

sounds like a pvr... personal video recorder. i have no experience with these things, but my guess would be that they're just like vcr's. i'd check with the salesperson and the manual though. products tend to differ from each other in how they run and what they need. i'm sure there's some that use tivo to get accurate times for shows... some that are set just like a vcr. just make sure you hook it up correctly.

sniperchang · 03-17-2006, 03:25 PM

You can get a TV Tuner on your computer, most of them (if not all of them) can record TV shows directly on your hard drive.

03-17-2006, 01:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Michaela521 New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 20	dvd player with hard drive Hello I am considering getting a dvd player that has a hard drive capable of saving audio and video from the tv directly to its hard drive. Do I need something like tivo or some other subscription inorder for these things to work properly. I have directtv. Could you please explain why. Thanks alot.

03-17-2006, 03:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
sniperchang Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,000	You can get a TV Tuner on your computer, most of them (if not all of them) can record TV shows directly on your hard drive. __________________ CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Skt939 Toledo @ 2.4Ghz Motherboard: Asus A8V-E SE VidCard(s): BFG 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E; eVGA 6200 PCI (Secondary) Mem: Corsair 2x1 gb TWINX C2 PT XMS HardDrive: Western Digital 8m Cache 250GB 7200RPM Monitor(s): 2x CRT 17" Phillips 107B5/107T6 and LCD 22"wide Samsung 226BW (Triple Display) Multiple Display 101

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03-17-2006, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
IS_Contractor Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37	sounds like a pvr... personal video recorder. i have no experience with these things, but my guess would be that they're just like vcr's. i'd check with the salesperson and the manual though. products tend to differ from each other in how they run and what they need. i'm sure there's some that use tivo to get accurate times for shows... some that are set just like a vcr. just make sure you hook it up correctly.