Sendig TiVo HDMI to SVideo Through A DVR Recorder to TV

[JBShaken]

Could I run a HDMI out from a Tivo Roamio OTA 1TB DVR using a Tmvel PETHCSP HDMI To S-video Converter Scaler 720p 1080p with Adapter into a Funai S Video input and then out from the Funai's HDMI out to my television without significant signal loss? The purpose would be to dump recorded OTA DVR files from the Roamio to the Funai DVD Recorder for archival purposes.

 

[americanaudiophile]

You will get quite a lot of loss doing it. You are taking a digital HD signal, downconverting it to analog SD, then reconverting it to digital SD in the Funai. IMO not worth the effort.
If you need to archive material then just use the composite video audio output of the TIVO. You avoid all the conversions so it certainly won't be worse quality.
It's probably not legal for you to make hard copies of this material so if that's not an issue for you could download the material in HD from many sites on the internet. Just as illegal either way.