Does TIVO make your picture worse? - GoFuckYourself.com

ItBurnsWhenIpee · 02-19-2004, 05:14 PM

Just got it and it makes my picture look worse. I tried S-Video but that somehow looks worse than the RF input. Is this normal?

m00d · 02-19-2004, 05:15 PM

No, it shouldn't. Check the quality of your cables...

m00d · 02-19-2004, 05:16 PM

Oh oh oh I bet I know what it is.

They have high/medium/low recording quality depending on how much HD space you want show to take up. I keep mine on high..never had a problem.

You may be recording at low or medium quality, which WILL affect picture pretty dramatically.

ItBurnsWhenIpee · 02-19-2004, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by m00d
Oh oh oh I bet I know what it is.

They have high/medium/low recording quality depending on how much HD space you want show to take up. I keep mine on high..never had a problem.

You may be recording at low or medium quality, which WILL affect picture pretty dramatically.

Nope, I have it set to the best quality. Thanks for trying though

JDog · 02-19-2004, 05:20 PM

Low quality cable! Get monster cable! hehe

jDoG

hottoddy · 02-19-2004, 05:20 PM

I have heard that it "compresses" the image quality on some systems. A friend with Comcast here returned it cause the quality was crap. Probably the older version of Tivo though.

ItBurnsWhenIpee · 02-19-2004, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hottoddy
I have heard that it "compresses" the image quality on some systems. A friend with Comcast here returned it cause the quality was crap. Probably the older version of Tivo though.

Oh maybe I got a cheap one and it's compressing it so it can record more?

m00d · 02-19-2004, 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by ItBurnsWhenIpee

Nope, I have it set to the best quality. Thanks for trying though

Anytime!

m00d · 02-19-2004, 05:25 PM

The only reason I don't have HDTV is because Tivo doesn't support HDTV right now.

Tivo is God's Machine

Gateway69 · 02-19-2004, 05:26 PM

Depends on the tivo you have. if your have a stand alone one than you are going form your source into the tivo, then recompressing that source..

if you have a direct tivo combo unit no compression is done since there is no digital to analog conversion required.

HDTIVO due out this spring..

Rich · 02-19-2004, 05:28 PM

TIVO doesn't work with HDTV as far as I know, were you high def before?

m00d · 02-19-2004, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by Gateway69

HDTIVO due out this spring..

I can't wait!

Moose · 02-19-2004, 05:29 PM

Check here for any and all Tivo info:

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/

I love my Tivo.

ItBurnsWhenIpee · 02-19-2004, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by m00d
The only reason I don't have HDTV is because Tivo doesn't support HDTV right now.

Tivo is God's Machine

I have HDTV and TIVO. There's nothing wrong with having both. If you need to TIVO something that's also in high def, you just TIVO it in regular def. But you can always watch high def live if you want. Just switch to component.

Rich · 02-19-2004, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by Gateway69

HDTIVO due out this spring..

sweet

Gateway69 · 02-19-2004, 05:37 PM

all the tivo hacking info you will ever need

http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=23

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hottoddy Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: PacNorWest Posts: 3,049	I have heard that it "compresses" the image quality on some systems. A friend with Comcast here returned it cause the quality was crap. Probably the older version of Tivo though. __________________ - *** -

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Gateway69 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,510	Depends on the tivo you have. if your have a stand alone one than you are going form your source into the tivo, then recompressing that source.. if you have a direct tivo combo unit no compression is done since there is no digital to analog conversion required. HDTIVO due out this spring.. __________________ Gateway - Tech Guru Dreaming Computers IG

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02-19-2004, 05:15 PM	#2
m00d So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 3,129	No, it shouldn't. Check the quality of your cables...

02-19-2004, 05:16 PM	#3
m00d So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 3,129	Oh oh oh I bet I know what it is. They have high/medium/low recording quality depending on how much HD space you want show to take up. I keep mine on high..never had a problem. You may be recording at low or medium quality, which WILL affect picture pretty dramatically.

02-19-2004, 05:25 PM	#9
m00d So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 3,129	The only reason I don't have HDTV is because Tivo doesn't support HDTV right now. Tivo is God's Machine

02-19-2004, 05:28 PM	#11
Rich So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,486	TIVO doesn't work with HDTV as far as I know, were you high def before?

02-19-2004, 05:29 PM	#13
Moose Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Here Posts: 1,548	Check here for any and all Tivo info: http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/ I love my Tivo.