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Originally Posted by MCMIII /forum/post/20818157
Just wondering if anyone here uses the 515 for doing laserdiscs transfers, and if so, are there any tips you could offer for a new user?
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Originally Posted by wajo /forum/post/20817579
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The Soap Opera Effect (SOE)
I read an interesting article on selecting your next HDTV ( here ), which has a link to an even more interesting article on SOE.
Apparently, the new HDTVs with 120 or 240Hz frame rate can make film-based material, like most all movies on TV and DVD/Bluray discs {?), look crappy.
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Originally Posted by MCMIII /forum/post/20820071
As you can see from the images below, the 515 loves the 8x TY(+R), and the score shows it. Not so much though for the 8x TY(-R).
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Originally Posted by wajo /forum/post/20814557
can your TV get the audio back in sync. until they get their act together? One of my Vizio LCDs has a menu option for audio sync.
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Originally Posted by Ken.F /forum/post/20814590
FiOS was a few seconds behind WYSP also. I think the broadcast delay is caused by the cable box. Anything that I watch on a cable box is a few seconds behind the TV in the other room on an antenna. I don't think WYSP can do anything about it.
You could feed the AVR with a OTA CECB to correct the synch problem.
APEX CECB on Craig's List
Zenith CECB on Craig's List
I tried both of these models. The Apex has better on screen display but the Insignia (Zenith clone) tunes in weak stations better. If you are close to the Roxborough antenna farm either one should work fine with plain old rabbit ears. Keep in mind that WPVI is broadcasting on VHF. Spread the antenna elements straight out (flat) and adjust the total length to 72" tip to tip.
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Originally Posted by TBoneit /forum/post/20817065
My guess is that cable is encoding the signal and the delay is caused by the encoding process.
With satellite it is worse. You get the encoder delay then the transit time from the up-link center to the satellite over the equator and the time for the signal to arrive back down to earth at your satellite dish.
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Originally Posted by DigaDo /forum/post/20817406
Another possible reason for audio sync issues is an intermediate connection through an AV receiver or amplifier.
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Originally Posted by MCMIII /forum/post/20820071
Thanks wajo, those links did indeed come in quite handy.
Also, for anyone interested, I did a quality scan following my recent 515 burns, and the results are just amazing. As you can see from the images below, the 515 loves the 8x TY(+R), and the score shows it. Not so much though for the 8x TY(-R).
YUDEN000T02 TY 8x +R
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TYG02 TY 8x -R
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Originally Posted by JimLely /forum/post/20820485
Could you explain what is being measured on the two axes?
Jim
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Originally Posted by labnpei /forum/post/20819687
ok guys i finally bit the bullet and ordered a 515 from walmart yesterday. should be here later this week with the .97 shipping,i can't wait to try it out. anyone ever compare these to the tivo's that you can use for ota? the thought of paying $20 a month for the tivo kept me from getting one, i hope that i am not sorry with my purchase. unfortunately i have 2 samsung lcd tv's that are 120Hz. plasma uses too much energy for my liking though,just my opinion
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Originally Posted by Jim Bob /forum/post/20821377
Earlier today I placed an online order to Walmart for a 515 only to receive an E mail back from them saying it is no longer available. Any other reliable sources for the 515?
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Originally Posted by labnpei /forum/post/20819687
ok guys i finally bit the bullet and ordered a 515 from walmart yesterday. should be here later this week with the .97 shipping,i can't wait to try it out. anyone ever compare these to the tivo's that you can use for ota? the thought of paying $20 a month for the tivo kept me from getting one, i hope that i am not sorry with my purchase.
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Originally Posted by Kelson /forum/post/20821713
Not easily comparable, they are in different classes. The TiVo has a one time cost of $600 (no monthly fee) which makes it considerably more costly than a single $220 Magnavox 515 unit. For people who are budget constrained and/or happy with a basic single tuner SD recorder the discussion ends there.
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....You also give up the 6 hr recording buffer on the Magnavox 515.
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But it is for people who are just getting into digital recorders and are looking to pay what they did for that quality VCR they now have to replace. If you fit into that group, it is unlikely that you will be disappointed with the Magnavox 515 for OTA recording/playback -- unless you see a real difference between live OTA HD and the Magnavox recorded SD.
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Originally Posted by MCMIII /forum/post/20820071
As you can see from the images below, the 515 loves the 8x TY(+R), and the score shows it. Not so much though for the 8x TY(-R).
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Originally Posted by Clint S. /forum/post/20822410
In one of the reviews at Walmart for the 513 it says: "....It only records in a 4:3 format, not a 16:9 widescreen format." What's the point of one of these if it can't record HD nor 16:9 from HD sources? I'm only concerned with the HDD recording, not DVD. Will it record 16:9 HD @720+ from cable onto the HDD?
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The first post (and page) on this thread says they have a 6hr buffer.
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But I have digital cable with the STB. I'm not about to pay Cox another ~$17 a month for a DVR from them.
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Originally Posted by Jim Bob /forum/post/20821377
Earlier today I placed an online order to Walmart for a 515 only to receive an E mail back from them saying it is no longer available. Any other reliable sources for the 515?
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Originally Posted by Kelson /forum/post/20822555
No, it does not record in HD. No US DVD recorder does. It only accepts 480i from it's composite/S-Video inputs and it's tuner down-scales any HD content it receives to 480i before it is recorded or passed through an output. Like just about every other CE device with an HDMI output, it offers 1080 up-scaling of SD content through the HDMI port, but in most cases the up-conversion circuitry of your display will do a superior job.
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Subtract the monthly cost of the STB you now have which will be returned if you get the DVR. i.e. with FIOS the DVR costs $16/month but the STB costs $10/month so the real cost of the DVR is only an extra $6/month.
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A DVD recorder will not replace a set-top box. It does not have cable card functionality which means it's tuner will only received the unscrambled local channels and none of the scrambled cable channels you are paying for. Tons have been written on this topic by many other posters. It's hard to read any thread and not come across someone's difficulty using a DVD recorder with cable.
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Originally Posted by Clint S. /forum/post/20822410
So I'm confused as to what it can do.
So I've been looking for something that works just like a VCR except with a HDD that will record HD. Will a 513 do this?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by JoeKustra /forum/post/20822616
Read post #1.
No, it will not store content in anything except 480i. It will upconvert output to 1080p with HDMI but no DD5.1 either.
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It works better than a VCR.
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I never met a VHS tape that contained data on its content. They might exist.
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Tested: Recorded HD CBS (1080i) to HDD. Played back, set to 1080p & display 16:9. No letterbox, no barn doors. Quick test on a cable channel. It's late.
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Originally Posted by Clint S. /forum/post/20822605
I wasn't asking about the DVD portion ^ .Only the HDD.![]()