Im looking into get a TiVo and a lifetime supscription. I like the new units that have built in DVD burners, but they are pricey, and you can't remove the commercials. Has anyone transferd stored content from a TiVo HD to a PC, edited it, then burned it from the PC to a DVD. Is this possible?
It's possible, but you won't find much talk of it here as it requires you to crack into your TiVO box which invalidates the warranty(and if it's a tivo attached to a satellite reciever you've gone into a whole realm of illegality). Just do a little googling and you should find plenty of information on "blessing" your tivo with certain tools.
i have the sa tivo and do a "save to vcr" to my ads box and i get tv quality mpeg2 compliant files. it isnt as good as a rip from a dvd but it is as good as what you see on tv. there are some hacks out there that will let you copy directly to the pc using a null modem cable. the usb port is for getting programming updates from the internet instead of using a phone line. to copy directly from the tivo(hd) to your pc Hd you really need to get a second hd that you can play with using linux. Format it with fat32 and load the mfstools cd that yop make and your on your way. its not that hard to do a backup, whats hard is to find a ver 3 backup to use with the hacks. fortuantly there are some on the net. look for the "full monte"
if i am hearing you right. you saved to an actual vcr tape? use the "save to vcr" function but hook the cables directly to the ati wonder card(if you can)and capture the movie. you have an extra step in there thats not needed and that reduces quality.i dont have the wonder board but i am assuming it has rca jacks?