Posted by Jacques E. Bouchard on 11/25/07 00:47

"Jacques E. Bouchard" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in
news:Xns99F2C8095DEA7jebouchard451yahooca@204.153.245.131:

> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in
> news:5qrtiqF10utt7U1@mid.individual.net:
>
>> I've actaully already done that with my laptop and a docking station
>> -- I use it for watching SD movies that I time-shift from DVDs.
>> However, I would like a more permanent (and transportable) storage
>> system.
>
> I use a 500 GB SATA HDD in a $5 USB enclosure to capture video from my
> camera directly to my latop. It's fast enough to capture HD from my
> HV20 without dropping frames, so it should be fine for HD playback as
> well. It makes for a good portable system.

Oh wait, you meant permanent for archiving. Then DVD-Rs are definitely an
inexpensive solution.

I've got a few HD movies stored as .ts files, but they span 4 or 5 DVDs
and have to be reassembled before viewing (unless you don't mind changing
DVDs during playback).


jaybee

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