High quality video. Searching?

[stripes]

Hello.

For years I've been cheesed off by the poor video quality of copied films. Films that are crystal clear on my Tivo box, and still pretty good on my Panasonic DVD recorder, but if copied to a DVD disc they're a bit like videos from the 70s - the quality takes a nose-dive.

I'm told the answer is Blu-Ray, and the best machine is the Panasonic DMR-BWT740EB, from which you can burn to Blu-Ray discs.

It also has USB ports - does anyone here have any experience of this machine? In particular, can you output from them direct to a USB stick, or are the USB ports not for output?



Thanks.

Allen.

[techguyone]

the ports are for you to plug in a USB stick with media files on - to play on your blu ray player.

[nomadking]

If you're wanting to record HD output at HD quality, then it is possible, but we're not allowed to say how.

There are legally available devices that will record XBox or PS Gameplay to USB or a PC. Dealing with the copy protection for Tivo, Sky, Roku, Firestick etc is another matter.

Have you looked at the recording settings for your DVD recorder? It will determine how long a programme can be recorded ie, HQ, SP, LP, EP. Eg 1 hour worth is going to be better quality than trying to record 3 or more hours.