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Eyedox

11-18-2002, 12:31 AM

FIREWIRE (DTVLink/IEEE-1394) DISH NETWORK
Can't wait for the new JVC TU-PVR9000 for DISH network ....
it will have 120 GB hard drive for PVR, HDTV recording, FIREWIRE (IEEE-1394/DTVLink), caller ID, and should be available by First Quarter 2003.

Also, the ECHOSTAR (DISH NETWORK) PVR921 also for DISH Network ... coming out 2Q03 which will have a 200+ GB hard drive, DVI and FIREWIRE (IEEE-1394/DTVLink), & 2 tuners.

Figure 1 GB/hour for standard recording and 6 GB/hour for HDTV recording ... both boxes will also be able to EXPORT a recorded show to a D-VHS VCR from Mits or JVC!

DirecTV sucks and will ONLY allow DVI interface which will NOT let you record, ever. BOYCOTT DIRECTV ... tell them you have a RIGHT to timeshift your shows. Mitsubishi and JVC are the only ones who have got it right. Show them you care.

antennaman

11-19-2002, 12:02 PM

You may be wanting to wait when you hear the price? Do you know what they are going to ask for one? I heard $1900

57U

11-19-2002, 12:29 PM

Perhaps (sounds high), but if you recall, the JVC D-VHS machine was $2k about 1 year ago and it's now available for under $750.

I would guess that the Scientific Atlanta Cable HDDVR (SA8000HD) which will come out "soon" is going to be under $1k. The SA8000 (non HD) is about $600.

The Sony Cocoon HDDVR, which is currently only available in Japan is about $1k.

The Motorola cable HDDVR should also be way under $1k.

One minor correction to the first post. It takes just under 9GB to record one hour of HD signals (at 19.4 Mb/s, which is normally used).

caprose

12-09-2002, 11:02 PM

I have a question about the IEEE-1394. I keep seeing that the 1394 connection is for connection to a DVHS, so what I want to know is will I be able to use the 1394 connection to plug into my TV and watch programming or will I have to use a component video connection.?(I do not have DVI and I do not want it)

57U

12-09-2002, 11:38 PM

IF you have a STB with firewire out and IF you have an HDTV with firewire in, you can connect the two. There is currently a fairly limited selection of both, but more are coming.