Nrenter, while what you say is true for stand alone TiVo boxes, it is incorrect for the integrated TiVo boxes like the Sony SAT-T60, the Hughes HDVR2 and the Philips DSR6000, which record with NO LOSS of picture quality whatsoever and are able to record dolby digital as well. The newer HDTV TiVo units will be the same way, with ZERO loss of picture quality, as they are recording the exact stream that is being sent in the first place.
Stand alone units have to take the analog signal being sent to them and run them through an A/D converison and compression, then do a D/A conversion when it is output. If you want TiVo, and anybody who has ever used one for any appreciable length of time does, then go with the best one there is - the integrated DirecTV units mentioned above. In addition to being better, they are substantially cheaper.
Stand alone units have to take the analog signal being sent to them and run them through an A/D converison and compression, then do a D/A conversion when it is output. If you want TiVo, and anybody who has ever used one for any appreciable length of time does, then go with the best one there is - the integrated DirecTV units mentioned above. In addition to being better, they are substantially cheaper.