Official SA 8000HD DVR Thread

[mhz40]

Originally posted by mrmike
And yet the cable companies voluntarily signed up to provide it by April 1st.  Not that they've done so, but they did sign up for it.

I'm not privy to the deadline details, but a small glitch delayed final release in the 11th hour in some areas.  A box w/firewire will be available very soon in the local area.

[borghe]

mark my words, firewire will not be available, ESPECIALLY from TWC, whose bread and butter is the movie industry, not only with their own studio but also with their own movie channel distributing movies in high definition.... The thought of you recording Matrix Reloaded in high definition off of HBO on a TWC cable system is a triple punch to Time Warner's gut... especially since Warner Brothers has been the biggest supporter of VOD and PPV as the sole method of home video distribution.

I could be wrong, but I really don't think I am on this... we'll see though.

[mhz40]

Originally posted by borghe
mark my words, firewire will not be available, ESPECIALLY from TWC, whose bread and butter is the movie industry, not only with their own studio but also with their own movie channel distributing movies in high definition.... The thought of you recording Matrix Reloaded in high definition off of HBO on a TWC cable system is a triple punch to Time Warner's gut... especially since Warner Brothers has been the biggest supporter of VOD and PPV as the sole method of home video distribution.

I could be wrong, but I really don't think I am on this... we'll see though.

I would disagree... 1394's release is imminent.  Nothing is going to stop it.  The "punch in the gut" will be the unlawful distribution of the Matrix recorded via 1394 and distributed via the internet via NapsterII.  That's why content providers in general are pushing the braodcast flag so heavily.  I only hope it won't be abused...

[borghe]

The "punch in the gut" will be the unlawful distribution of the Matrix recorded via 1394

true, but if you can record the signal to anything, the distribution of it is only an eventuality.. I mean I am all for recording, even beyond a DVR, also... and I hope it goes through.. I just know that movie studios are against it completely... especially Warner Brothers with their VOD initiatives..

we'll see.. I hope so, thought it won't affect me currently as the HD Tivo will not have firewire... it will also be curious to see whether the SA8000HD's that TWC orders will have fiewire on them to being with...

[mhz40]

The only firewire enabled set top for now will be the SA 8250 (I hope I got that model right).  It's about 1/2 the size of the existing HD set tops.  Physically it has RF, S-video, composite, component, DVI & firewire outputs, as well as coaxial digital audio out.

[gparris]

This site is for current and future SA cable box users to sign up and log-in for assistance with their products.

http://www.sciatl.com/explorerclub/UserProfile.asp

I have found the site useful and maybe since the HD DVR is coming out soon and others currently have the 8000 SD version, this may be helpful to get them used to the future product, too,  as well as assist them with the current model(s). .:cool:

[gb4fan92]

This threads been quiet lately. Any news yet on when the DVR's will be available?
1 day?
1 Week?
1 Month?

I'm getting anxious especially after visiting the Bro--n-law last weekend and finding out he has a DVR with Direct TV (non HD).
I thought I'd be the first in the family to have one!:bang:

[mhz40]

My guess right now would be a month, which would put it around mid May (I have nothing official, opinion based on previous experience ).  Could be a little sooner though...  but I really think 6/1 would surprise even me.
I'll find out if I can offer a few "freindly" units to the group.  Won't be able to satisfy everyone though.  Then you guys could post what you consider 'bugs' back to me publicly or via PM.  That however may depend heavily on the moderators opinion.  Last resort could be regular e-mail.  Consider the whole thing a long shot.

[gparris]

Imagine, instead of a digital box, a DVR and an HD box you get the DVR as the digital box and the HD box all-in-one! :cool:

I'll have one box for everything...actually 2, one for each HDTV, but who's counting?
Great, too, what I'll save in rental fees...but a whole lot better than those folks buying HD Tivos at a thousand dollars a box...but that's, afterall,  their choice (more for us TWC subs!)

 HD DVRs, here-we-come!:bow:

[The Law]

:wave: Hey, I'm friendly :wave:

I'm sure we'd all be clamouring to check out one of these new boxes.  If this opportunity does arise...think of a number betwixt 1 and 100.  The closest guessers could be a "friend".

Thanks, mhz40, for looking into this, at least.

Can't wait to record Freddy Adu



btw - does this technology (or Tivo, for that matter) allow someone to save just a portion of a program?  For example,  I record a sporting event of some sort and I wish erase all but the highlights.

[summerfun]

Originally posted by The Law
[Bbtw - does this technology (or Tivo, for that matter) allow someone to save just a portion of a program?  For example,  I record a sporting event of some sort and I wish erase all but the highlights. [/B]

I will let mhz40 speak about this new HD box if it's different, but none of the other DVD boxes out there give you that kind of control. I would doubt this one would.

Some of the third party DVD burner / DVR recorders give you editing capibilites before you burn the DVD.

[mhz40]

No editing function... unless you consider 'erase' as an edit!

[The Law]

I was reading the FAQ on those.  Currently, the pioneer will automagically convert the analog signals to digital.  It looks like the SAs use the analog as separate.  This means manually switching back and forth.  A royal pain, as I recall from the old SA.  This will not make wife happy

[gparris]

Analogue signals to digital, by that you mean analog sound to digital sound?
What I do with my current SA8000 SD box is when I watch anything in the channel 2-99 range (analogue) and once I decide on the channel, (unless I use the guide and select buttons instead to preview first) I wait a second or two for the DVR to start its recording process (just a blink of an eye)
 then I hit the "back-play" button and the sound goes digital without the need to switch my receiver or TV sound inputs.
This way I have one digital input for all sound on every channel, which sound just like the 100 and up channels. I found the stereo RCA jacks for the analogue channels poor sounding and tried this "backplay" feature once and have used it ever since.

Hope this helps everybody...the installer who did my cable installs thought is was a great idea.

[The Law]

I hope I can employ is sooner than later