have read the 533 is a great machine....BUT not recommended for cable box users because of the EPG. If not then what equivalent machine is recommended? I don't care if I have the EPG or not. I have panny e50 and 60 and pio 220.
With the 533 can I not to timed recordings the same way I do with these older models..i.e. program each timed recording manually? from what I have read, and I may have misinterpreted it, but it seems you cannot set up and do time recordings unless you use or go thru the epg. Can owners of this clarify? I just want to be able to record to disk or HD by setting my timers up as I do on these older models.
Then is there a better model with hard drive out there than the 533 for 400 bucks or less? better quality recording?
Also, will the 533 utilize that blaster thing that will change the channel on the cable box, and if so where can I get the blaster for it, if not, what models comparable in quality will use the blaster correctly?
I need the dv input that is why i am not considering the 531.
I have never used one with the hdd. Can someone clarify what format it records in to the hard drive....is it in the VIDEO_TS folder, VOB format, or mpeg? Is there one out there that will burn to the VOB in the VIDEO_TS folder on the HDD so there will not have to be any reencoding?
thanks all..t
With the 533 can I not to timed recordings the same way I do with these older models..i.e. program each timed recording manually? from what I have read, and I may have misinterpreted it, but it seems you cannot set up and do time recordings unless you use or go thru the epg. Can owners of this clarify? I just want to be able to record to disk or HD by setting my timers up as I do on these older models.
Then is there a better model with hard drive out there than the 533 for 400 bucks or less? better quality recording?
Also, will the 533 utilize that blaster thing that will change the channel on the cable box, and if so where can I get the blaster for it, if not, what models comparable in quality will use the blaster correctly?
I need the dv input that is why i am not considering the 531.
I have never used one with the hdd. Can someone clarify what format it records in to the hard drive....is it in the VIDEO_TS folder, VOB format, or mpeg? Is there one out there that will burn to the VOB in the VIDEO_TS folder on the HDD so there will not have to be any reencoding?
thanks all..t