[Tig] OT TiVo (was: Re: Is packaged media close to end of life?)

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, Ted Langdell wrote:
> On Jan 13, 2008, at 10:23 AM, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
>> Given that analog TV will soon go away, it is difficult to imagine a
>> purpose for SD output.
>
> Not that difficult. Watching programs on your analog SD TV or monitor
> that you haven't replaced, for one thing.

Thanks for the education.  I didn't know that people were still using 
these.

> The analog RECORDING, playback and distribution of TV or video isn't,
> any more than people will abruptly quit using 20+ year old CRT and
> line array telecines or driving 1957 Chevys.

But wasn't the '57 Chevy something worthwhile?

> With DTV, many stations have yet to begin originating any local
> programs in HD. What HD they do have is simply "passed through" from
> the network like color programs were 50 years ago.

Are these stations planning to stay in business after 2009?  Is there 
no Starbucks in their area?

> Back to your comment about SD outputs from TiVo: If a consumer wants
> to preserve a show on a medium they have, the SD spigot may be what
> they use... simply because they don't have any HD recording options.
> Yet.

Yes.  A crying shame.  I have not recorded a show on S-VHS for 6 years 
now.  At the time, the recording was done using the SD output of a 
DISH Network HD receiver in order to verify it could be done.  While 
the SD output looked fairly good, the recording did not.  I have not 
done anything with the VCR since that time other than to make sure 
that its output was attached to the TV input.

Bob
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