Posted by G-squared on 01/16/94 11:54

Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:
> I recently got a HDTV, and it's great with either HD programming, or
> with DVDs played via my DVD recorder that provides progressive
> playback (480p) to the new HDTV. But I also have a DirecTV recorder
> (HR10-250), and it will only output (to the DVD recorder) a 480i
> signal.
>
> So the first question is, is there any way to capture an OTA HD
> broadcast signal, and record it to DVD as a 480p recording? Either
to
> a stand alone DVD recorder, or to a PC based DVD burner (using a PC
> with an ATSC tuner card)?
>
> The TV is 1080p capable, presumably upscales any input to 1080p. The
> HR10-250 will output via HDMI in either 720p or 1080i, so which one
> should I select? Does one or the other use less storage space on the
> disc drive, or produce any better upscaled images? (I can't "see"
any
> obvious difference, but then I can't "see" both at the same time
> either.)
>
> TIA for any suggestions...
> Charlie Hoffpauir
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I have recorded OTA HD and put it on DVD but I didn't down-res the
video. These DVDs do not play in DVD players, only computers with
Windows Media player -- in hi def. The ATI software will export a
down-res file but it takes longer to export that way. 43 minutes of
'24' takes about 2.7 Gbyte in HD though I'm told that Fox in LA runs
only 1 Mbit/second rather than 2. Not sure of the implications.

GG

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