# Need more information on DVR/ Tivo **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 20, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927 "2006-12-20T14:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/1 "2006-12-20T14:42:35Z")
… Ok, due to the cable cost going up and me not wanting to pay any more $$ for the crap. I need more information on DVD storage devices. (not racks or shelfs) the plan: buy “something” that will hold ~ 500 hours or so of dvd’s, Then buy the DVD’s of the shows that i want, burn them on to the “unit” mentioned above, resell dvd’s (not for profit, just becuse i would want to store them) I know this is not hard. just want to know if any one is doing this. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/2 "2006-12-20T14:50:54Z")
well simple math… this is to FTP the saved DVDR’s to your computer… which will require a G router… some Lan cables… (el cheapo) then the DVDR box and service… its not really cheap 500 hours we’ll use 2 hours per DVD so that gives you about 250 dvds 250 DVDS \* 4.7gb = about 1200 GB, 1.2TB putting you at about 4 drives of about 400gb a piece = [109](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152046) \* 4 or 4 drives of about 320gb = [89.99](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152054)\*4 4 drives of 250gb = [69.99](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144417) \* 4 i am using 4 drives because most common PCI to SATA raaid cards have 4 sata connections then the PCI card = [69.99](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816133002) thats just for storage… i can go on if you are interested… edit: clicked submit hold on… ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/3 "2006-12-20T14:56:57Z")
I had the math, just wanted more information on the set up’s and if anyone is using this type of set up? ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/4 "2006-12-20T15:00:02Z")
after some thought… what about windows home media… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/5 "2006-12-20T15:03:54Z")
I’ve heard of people using the set up above… but idk its pretty expensive… you could take a tuner card… and encode the eps… and use one drive… then burn like 20 eps to a DVD… then delete after words… would be much cheaper… but you would lose a little quality… but putting them on a normal tv you wouldn;'t notice it that much… on a nice HDTV you would though Q & A time where would these DVD’s be played? What kind of TV? what kind of set up for you have, computer wise already…? ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/6 "2006-12-20T16:28:43Z")
t.v 65 inch hd 1080 rear projection i would like just to be able to have a bunch of stored “movies, shows” to be able play what i want. and people could buy me the dvds instead of trying to buy me cheap tools and selling them on ebay… i do not like paying $1200 for cable any more. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/7 "2006-12-20T16:34:58Z")
> [@fastandcheap](#): > > t.v 65 inch hd 1080 rear projection > > i would like just to be able to have a bunch of stored “movies, shows” to be able play what i want. > > and people could buy me the dvds instead of trying to buy me cheap tools and selling them on ebay… > > i do not like paying $1200 for cable any more. Instead of buying and reselling the DVD’s you’re better off getting a netflix or blockbuster pass. $20 a month, and every time they send you movies just copy them and send them right back. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/8 "2006-12-20T17:02:40Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Instead of buying and reselling the DVD’s you’re better off getting a netflix or blockbuster pass. $20 a month, and every time they send you movies just copy them and send them right back. yes i was going to use netflix to off set some of the shows that i want to watch. but i want a place to store the shows and not take up the room of all the dvds. basically a “itunes” format for dvds. family buying my shows \> me buying my own. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/9 "2006-12-20T18:22:27Z")
some stuff that i have found: [http://www.dvdo.com/pro/index.php](http://www.dvdo.com/pro/index.php) [http://www.intervocative.com/DVDCollection.aspx/stchman](http://www.intervocative.com/DVDCollection.aspx/stchman) [http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/addonics/4sa/](http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/addonics/4sa/) [http://www.htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17379](http://www.htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17379) [http://www.kaleidescape.com/experience/](http://www.kaleidescape.com/experience/) [http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/sata/satakits.php](http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/sata/satakits.php) ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-more-information-on-dvr-tivo/21927/10 "2006-12-20T18:32:58Z")
scrap the G router idea, you be there forever downloading dvds using wireless. just use media center and buy a shitload of HDD, they are so cheap these days.