You must have the TiVo connected incorrectly. The TV being on or off has no bearing on whether you can record to a DVD recorder. True that you record what the TV is displaying, but the TV can be turned off once you start the recording. You need to have the TiVo connected to the DVD recorder using the second set of outputs. I do it all of the time.henesy said:I was disappointed that I cannot watch something else while recording Tivo to my brand new Sony RDR GX300 DVD Recorder (a STEAL on e-bay.) . Overnight would be an ideal time, but unless Im not grabbing this concept, the DVD Recorder records exactly what is shown on TV, so if you turn off your TV you aint recordin nuttin, brother. Directv to DVD recorder is fine.. it's the same as VCR. You can use timer, leave, shut off TV or watch something else while you're recording.... but you can't do those things from Tivo to DVD recorder.
And, my God, the guide scroll is so slooooow!
This is true except for when you are recording to a VCR/DVD recorder. Then you are stuck watching what is being sent to the VCR/DVD recorder.aaronwt said:If it's a Directv receiver with TiVo, which this thread is in, you should be able to record one channel and watch another, or record 2 channels and watch a program previously recorded.
When he is talking about "recording Tivo", he means playing the program on the DTivo so the DVD recorder can record it, not recording something on the DTivo itself, which is what you are talking about.aaronwt said:If it's a Directv receiver with TiVo, which this thread is in, you should be able to record one channel and watch another, or record 2 channels and watch a program previously recorded.
just another reason why I believe archiving was an afterthought or at least not very much time was put into it. The technology is there to do more complex tasks. Combine the existing scheduler functionality and the ability to RF control a VCR (which my *OLD* RCA receiver had) and you've got the ability to schedule multiple recordings straight to the VCR/DVD recorder and let the system control it while you walk away..who cares if you can't watch TV while doing it, as long as you're not having to hover over it. As Ron Popeil would say, "set it and forget it" is what I want..JimSpence said:"Batch Play" is an often asked request. Sadly, it isn't possible.
Well, you could hack it to allow batch play. Check the underground forum.
My apologies if Im missing something Aaron, but this seems to be true ONLY if you are recording Live TV to DVD. My problem is with shows previously recorded to the Tivo drive that I want to record to DVD. Is this not so?aaronwt said:If it's a Directv receiver with TiVo, which this thread is in, you should be able to record one channel and watch another, or record 2 channels and watch a program previously recorded.
Yup, while the DirecTiVo has 2 tuners it has only one output at a time. The Dish Network 522 DVR has dual individual outputs would facilitate doing what you want, but it's... well... just a sub-par piece of equipment - burning to a DVD doesn't mean much if it missed the recording to begin with!!henesy said:I was disappointed that I cannot watch something else while recording Tivo to my brand new Sony RDR GX300 DVD Recorder (a STEAL on e-bay.) . Overnight would be an ideal time, but unless Im not grabbing this concept, the DVD Recorder records exactly what is shown on TV, so if you turn off your TV you aint recordin nuttin, brother.
aaronwt said:If it's a Directv receiver with TiVo, which this thread is in, you should be able to record one channel and watch another, or record 2 channels and watch a program previously recorded.
You're not missing anything... aaronwt has spake the truth, but didn't grasp (or forgot) that you need to "watch" (i.e. "play" or "save to VCR") a show to send to the DVD recorder which ties up the lone outputs of the box such that you cannot watch anything else while that is going on.henesy said:My apologies if Im missing something Aaron, but this seems to be true ONLY if you are recording Live TV to DVD. My problem is with shows previously recorded to the Tivo drive that I want to record to DVD. Is this not so?
But odds are if you've hacked the box far enough to allow streaming, you probably haven't used the 'Save to VCR' function in a long, long time.goony said:One option: A hacked DirecTiVo with a 'streaming server' added would enable you to watch recorded programs streamed from your box to your PC desktop while the DVD recording is being made.