[rambler]

Say I move a show from Tivo to PC, delete it off Tivo, then at a later date move it back from the PC to the Tivo.

Will the quality be the same or is there some loss?

Thanks.

 

[greg_burns]

It will stay the same as long as you don't convert it to some form of MPEG-4 (using Tivo Desktop Plus for example). Tivo files are MPEG-2 and stay that way when transferred to and fro.

 

[rambler]

If I move a show any which way to & from tivo 1, tivo 2, or PC over my network, is there also no loss in quality? Thanks.

 

[greg_burns]

No loss in quality. Only downside I can think of in moving from Tivo to Tivo (or PC to Tivo for that matter) is that it may no longer group (if the receiving Tivo is guide data is lacking info on the show).

But no, no loss in quality.

 

[WayneCarter]

Same answer -- Transferring a program from anywhere, to anywhere does not degrade the program. Converting a program to a different format will degrade the program. The amount of degradation involved in a given conversion depends on the formats involved and the quality of the program/device doing the conversion.

Note that some target devices/software are directly associated with a particular format, and "transfers" to such a device involve automatic conversion to the "proper" format. AFAIK this is rare, but you should be aware that it can happen. If the target does not support MPEG-2, a conversion would be necessary and may be automatic.

 

[rambler]

Thanks much folks.