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Archiving Content from a PVR?

ayden asks: "Now that the universe has conspired to keep me unemployed for the foreseeable future, I'm taking the time to fill in the gaps in my Babylon 5 collection thanks to the SCI-FI channel. I'm frustrated the linear nature video tape and the problems associated with recording directly from broadcast to tape. It occurs to me that there has to be a better way. I've thought about using my ATI All In Wonder Radeon to record the program directly to my hard drive and editing the resulting file to remove commercials. Should I then record the file to video tape? Or would it be better to make a Video CD I could play back on my DVD player? Are there other options should I consider? How are people archiving shows from their Personal Video Recorders? What techniques are people using to accomplish these tasks?"

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  1. My PVR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Has a removable storage mediuma called a "VHS cassette tape." They're great. Most hold 2-6 hours of video (depending on compression). I think these will be in everyone's home soon.

  2. Re:"Conspiracy" by peeping_Thomist · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mod this up!!

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