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On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 20:05:19 GMT, John in Detroit
<Blanked@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>Mark Lloyd wrote:
>> On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 01:01:04 GMT, John in Detroit
>> <Blanked@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Mark Lloyd wrote:
>>>
>>>>Using DVA as an internet server. It's possible, but as the FAQs say,
>>>>there are security issues. Also, there's a couple of different servers
>>>>in DVA:
>>>
>>>The plan is to run two programs on the "Server" one DVA set to download
>>>all programs at least once a day. And the other basically a very
>>>heavily password protected FTP server. Something with a password like
>>>"Now*is#the&time@for^all$good+men=to_come-to$the&aid or some such
>>>(all passwords are hackable, that one is going to make some hacker loose
>>>a lot of sleep, that is not, however, a password I'd ever use. but you
>>>get the idea, lots of words separated with random non-spaces, just the
>>>words would not string like those do)
>>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have to type that password?
>>
>>
>>>I have found this actually works better.... Currently if I'm in a hurry
>>>it's better to let //main download the RTV and then copy/move the files
>>>using network commands rather than allowing DVA to do it. I get about
>>>double the download speed when copying files from //main using windows
>>>move file command as opposed to replay, and that's faster coming off the
>>>1.8GHz Win-xp box than off the RTV
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> What actual speeds are you getting, and with what connection?
>>
>> That (the combination of DVA and a FTP server) sounds like something I
>> may want to do. Everything automatic until the final download, which
>> will be fast.
>>
>>
>>>>I can remember many instances of watching that tape very carefully,
>>>>hoping something would fit.
>>>
>>>I see we agree there... And what's worse is not watching it and catching
>>>fifty minutes and then ...... <REW shows up on the screen ARRRGGHHH!!!!
>>>
>>
>>
>> Right. One of the advntages of this seperate recording and DVD
>> authoring is that you don't lose something because it didn't quite
>> fit.
>>
>>
>>>And though my RTV is only a 5504....
>>
>>
>> I was going to upgrade the hard drive in my main replay (a 5xxx), but
>> never did. There was no need for it with DVArchive working. That 250GB
>> drive is now in the computer I use for video (had had the NTFS format
>> needed for large files).
>>
>>
>>>I now have a small 160 hour
>>>accessory that plugs into either of the DVArchive equipped boxes.
>>>
>>>Makes for one LONG video tape don't you know (I'm transferring to it as
>>>I type)
>>>
>>>
>>>>You could record the DVDs to the Replay if there's enough room. I've
>>>>done that a few times, in order to get a digital copy on the computer.
>>>>This works better than using a digitizer card in the PC.
>>>
>>>
>>>I do, with DVA there is more than enough room... Did find though that at
>>>high quality I need to limit the file size.
>>
>>
>> Are you sure you need High? It uses about 50% more space than Medium,
>> 200% more than Standard. A 40-gig Replay stores 40 hours at Standard,
>> 20 at medium, and 13 at High. Consider that none of the inputs to the
>> Replay are very high quality.
>>
>>
>>> I have only one NTFS drive
>>>(not counting the 5504, don't know what file structure it uses)
>>
>>
>> Not sure, but it's NOT FAT.
>>
>>
>>>and
>>>that's my smallest (20 gig) HD. It's a storage drive, not actively used.
>>>
>>>This computer chokes if it sees 4+ gig in a file size, won't even delete
>>>it remotely.. So I have to keep files under four gigs (known issue (not
>>>a bug) of FAT and windows other than NT)
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have some evidence that trying to use files larger that 4GB on a
>> FAT32 disk can cause corruption. That's what happened when I used to
>> use FAT32 for video, then recorded a long movie that messed up the
>> disk so it needed reformatting. I deciced to use NTFS.
>>
>>
>>>>A VCD will hold 2 of those 30-minute shows. I recorded a few, mostly
>>>>just to see if I could (and to avoid creating so many DVD "coasters").
>>>
>>>I know,,, I can put an hour on a VCD but quality suffers.
>>>One half hour fits at best quality
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have about 55 theme channels at this time.
>>>
>>>Is there an easy way to set up a theme channel? (I"m still learning the
>>>menu structure on this box and have not seen anything in the fine manual
>>>on that, or if I did I missed it)
>>>
>>
>>
>> Not very. It would be nice to be able to do it completely from DVA,
>> but it won't let you (apparently a limitation of the Replay, not of
>> DVA). There is the remote emulator, which helps some (real keyboard)
>> but you still have to see the TV screen (there's much too much
>> "relative" stuff to be able to do it "blind").
>>
>> I suppose you know about the undocumented "theme priority" feature?
>> That's something I've been asking for since v1 software. They finally
>> added it and didn't tell people. To use it, you enter "THEME PRIORITY"
>> at the command line ("clawfoot portal") to enable it. Then you get an
>> extra field on theme channels. Set that to 1-99. This works backward,
>> the lowest number gives you the highest priority.
I would like to see some comment on this.
>>
>>
>>>>Do you care if Replay ever has a HDTV model?
>>>
>>>Well.... might be nice but not having any HDTV's in the house.
>>
>>
>> Some people claim that all TV will need it by 2006. It'll probably
>> take longer.
>>
>
>Mark, you are confusing plans with what I'm doing now
>
Where do you see evidence of such confusion?
>Today I often download from the RTV to my main 1.8 GHz mini-tower
>and then copy via the lan from the mini-tower to the laptop.
>For some reason this is faster than downloading direct from the RTV
>
The entire operation (from The time the recorded show comes on TV to
when it's all available on your computer) should be a little slower.
The second transfer (from DVA server to computer) will be much faster
than the first transfer (Replay to DVA server), but you have to wait
for BOTH to have the file available.
>Future plans call for a second RTV, and it will sit next to a LINUX
>server. But just now I don't have the server
>
I hope you get it working.
>And no. I won't have to type the password but one time (or two times)
>as the computer will keep it safely encoded for me
That's good, since a password like that would be hard to remember and
type. Are you really THAT worried about someone else getting your
shows, are is there going to be some other valuable data on that
server?
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