Direct TV & Tivo or DVR/DVD

[Jaybird28]

I'm close to choosing Direct TV over Comcast or Dish here in Seattle because I want a 2nd Dish for my RV World and more HD at home. However, something I need to solve before I completely dive in is---I know you get a DVR with Direct but my wife loves the fact that she can put her recordings on a DVD from Tivo and head to her room or in the RV to watch all the stupid Marathons shows on disk. My question-- Can I use Tivo with Direct or does Direct have a DVR/DVD recording unit? Sorry if I ask basic questions but help the Rookie!!!

 

[chopperjc]

The Tivo will NOT pick up the new HD channels. The HR-20 which is D*s flagship receiver is a solid DVR. A lot of threads and arguments as to which is better. My only comment is that they are different with each having good qualities.

 

[ONUOsFan]

But neither (D* TIVO or HR20) will let you pull shows to your PC via USB and then record to DVD. You can, however, just plug one of the analog outputs on the HR20 into a DVD recorder and do it that way.

 

[Jaybird28]

What if all I want to record are non DHD Channels with a Tivo??

 

[charper1]

Or buy a used ReplayTV for a lot less $$ than a DVD recorder. Can still D/L the program files to PC for editing/burning that are vastly more compatible and reliable DVDs. (aka a better end product)

 

[ONUOsFan]

What if all I want to record are non DHD Channels with a Tivo??

Sorry, you lost me a little bit here... you want to use the TIVO to record OTA channels? Or non-HD channels over DirecTV?