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Posted by Steve Weavers on 11/03/05 00:17
Regarding the DVD recorder with commercial skip: I don't think you will get
this all in one box. As far as I know the only DVR with commercial skip is
the ReplayTV 5000 series. A separate DVD recorder would allow you to take
the cable from the Replay and record directly.
Alternatively hook the replay to your network and download the recorded
program to your computer, you will need DVArchive to do the download and
reVue to strip the commercials these a free on the internet. A DVD authoring
program would also allow you to make a good job of it. This all takes time
of course.
"John" <road@runner.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. Not being too knowledgable on DVDs I am just writing to ask you a
> question or two about DVD recorders with built in hard drives.
>
> I am just wondering if it is possible to get one that can record
> multi-format and has commercial skip? Also do you know if a PDC
> function would work with Sky Satellite Television programmes?
>
> Is it possible to get these region free? And can you use the
> time-shifting function while recording directly onto a DVD disc? Or do
> you need to record to the HD to have that feature?
>
> My other question is regarding Blue-Ray and High Definition
> television. When, if at all, are we likely to see BRDs replace DVDs?
>
> I can't quite believe that DVDs could be replaced already, and it
> seems that they have only taken off in the last few years. I believe
> it was only two years ago in 2003 that DVD sales became the majority
> ahead of VHS.
>
> I think the pace of change is a little too fast for my liking. The end
> consumer can not be happy about spending a lot of money on DVD
> equipment for it to all be replaced by newer High Definition BRDs so
> quickly. Surely for Blue-Ray to really take off and replace DVDs
> consumers would have to buy HD television sets first of all?
>
> There wouldn't be much point recording a standard definition programme
> on a high definition recorder would there? When are broadcasters in
> the UK likely to start beaming us HD programming? I believe they can
> get it in the US and have been able to for a while? But not here.
>
> DVDs took a while to get going I believe, and the standard has been
> around since 1996? Yet it only really started taking off 6 or 7 years
> later. Would it likely be the same for Blue-Ray? Perhaps this wont
> truly take off for another 5+ years?
>
> Thoughts and answers greatly appreciated.
>
> John
>
>
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