Best type of DVD Media for recording Dgital TV

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for the best type of
DVD Media for recording Digital TV using Media Center 2005.
I recorded an episode of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett from my
local PBS station last evening and would like to copy it to a DVD.
I want to be able to play it back on my computer as well as my stand
alone DVD player.
Harold A. Climer
Dept. Of Physics, Geology, and Astronomy
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
309 Grote Hall
423-425-4546
Harold-Climer@utc.edu

wayneP
Fri May 09 10:43:03 PDT 2008

"Harold A Climer" <hclimer@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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> I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for the best type of
> DVD Media for recording Digital TV using Media Center 2005.
> I recorded an episode of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett from my
> local PBS station last evening and would like to copy it to a DVD.
> I want to be able to play it back on my computer as well as my stand
> alone DVD player.
> Harold A. Climer
> Dept. Of Physics, Geology, and Astronomy
> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
> 309 Grote Hall
> 423-425-4546
> Harold-Climer@utc.edu

Harold,

I use Snapstream's BeyondTV to record TV programs in HD. Since I've never
wanted to keep the stuff that we view on TV long term I record to rewritable
DVDs. However, if the material you recorded is in HD (~8 GB/hr), it won't
fit on a DVD.

BeyondTV has several compression options. I use the DIVX option but you need
a DIVX certified stand alone player buy these are fairly inexpensive these
days. Last night I recorded Live from Lincoln Center which was 3 hours and
almost 21 GB. BeyondTV compressed it to 1.9 GB in DIVX format. Although it
is no longer HD, the quality is more than satisfactory for my wife when
viewed on our HDTV.

Wayne

Jaime
Fri May 09 10:43:48 PDT 2008

Assume you are talking about Stand Def and not HD.

The media you record to will depend on what your standalone player supports.
Most support -R and + R, some will read RW or dual-layer.

Search this group, there was a lengthier discussion about this within the
last couple of days.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

"Harold A Climer" <hclimer@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:v5v824pregqu6tfau6e0t0ik17rpj3h94i@4ax.com...
> I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for the best type of
> DVD Media for recording Digital TV using Media Center 2005.
> I recorded an episode of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett from my
> local PBS station last evening and would like to copy it to a DVD.
> I want to be able to play it back on my computer as well as my stand
> alone DVD player.
> Harold A. Climer
> Dept. Of Physics, Geology, and Astronomy
> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
> 309 Grote Hall
> 423-425-4546
> Harold-Climer@utc.edu