I see negative reviews on picture quality for downloads off the DVR. Is the picture quality for streaming of DVR shows better or worse than downloads?
1455502
I only download, my wife does both. I find the download quality good, not great, but more than adequate. She says the fast forward functioning is much better with downloading. For our main purposes though of watching our recorded shows on our iPads while traveling, we absolutely love this product.
1455503
I download to a samsung tablet and don't notice any major drop in picture quality. With that being said, I know there are others out there that are much pickier about resolution / sharp colors, etc. than I am but I'm very happy with the picture quality on my tablet. I read the same thing when I was debating buying the genie go, and I've had mine for a couple of months and couldn't be happier with my purchase.
1455504
Everything I have downloaded to my iPad has been in full 1080p HD. The picture quality is as good as on my Sony TV. I have not had any issues with my GenieGo at all.
509000
I got this answer from SecurityCameraKing.com... "Some of the newer DVRs on the market offer a feature called either a substream or a dual stream. A sub stream is used for viewing your DVR over the LAN or WAN when the resolution or frame rate of the recorded video is too high for the available bandwidth. For example, if your DVR was recording at 4CIF (or D1) resolution which is 704480 in realtime (30fps), that would provide you with some exceptional recorded footage that would be both 4 times larger than the average CIF (360240) recording and in realtime. Unfortunately, in most cases you would not be able to remotely view the video with fluid motion over the internet because there would not be enough available up bandwidth coming from the DVR location. In this case you would benefit from a sub stream that would be set at a lower resolution like CIF (360240). This would allow you to have a high quality recording, but still be able to view fluid video over the internet."
2247297
My experience is that if the original program has captions, the captions can be turned on for playback. (I sometimes use the captioning.)Note that the DVR uses its own captioning system for display, not the one on the TB that is being used for playback.
688001
it is not a bad unit, it just your tv resolution is not match to the dvr's display resolution. you need to connect the dvr to a VGA monitor then change the display resolution of the dvr that is match to your tv.
485015
Thanks for your response. So... Is there any difference in picture quality?
1306643
I honestly am not all that interested in Smart TV as much as I am in getting the best picture quality for my own media collection. I will say that my 7600 chugs under the weight of the apps and that the 8600 with dual core would work much better. I also have a G2 which is very snappy due to having a dual core but has a lower refresh rate and no local dimming or control over tru motion. Personally I would buy the 9600 if it had NO apps at all and just did 3D and 1080p 2D. I have tried Netflix with many devices and have never been very impressed with the stream they give you. Vudu however has a much better codec and looks reasonably well, in many cases even better than my Fios HD DVR service gives me. I am hoping within the next 2 to 3 years OLED will be down in my upper price range. When that happens I will jump on it and also they will have ironed out any bugs that system may have for early adopters. What I am hoping is OLED will be as good or better than my Sony 34 inch HD CRT , only with higher resolution and perfect geometry. For motion, contrast levels and viewing angle, nothing STILL can beat the last Sony Trinitrons that rolled off the line. I have one and my only complaint is poor geometry. Good luck with whichever model you decide on. Cheers! Marty G
1024111
Yes. It is a DVR and records independantly of any other source. Downloading is not required. You can connect a monitor to view the DVR playback and a PC is not required. Of course you can also use a PC or playback over an internet connection.
996531
There is only one version of the Tivo Stream. The feature is currently available on the new Tivo Roamio Line and has not been released on the Premier DVR line. I am awaiting this functionality with my Tivo Premier.
1744392
The TVL rating is for the cameras the DVR will output whatever it receives from the camera.I have this unit it works very well i have both wired and wireless cameras attached to it and have not had any problems.But if you want really clear and crisp video get cameras with a high tvl.
1324924
I used mine on my laptop so the computer just needs a USB port and your good to go. I have to say that you need high speed internet if you are streaming or you will not be happy with this product. It's ok and watchable but was not blown away with the quality of the picture. I actually don't bother with it now.That said I think that I brought it about 2 years ago so they may have made some improvements to the quality that it puts out.
1389072
You will need eyeTV or other software for DVR. This unit works well, is seen by software, and we record our shows and do not pay cable. Another big bang for your buck is to buy a Roku or similar device as most all ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS shows can be seen for free in HD using only internet connection and it also has a "Plex" channel that wirelessly accesses the recordings on your PC.
2035167
After the Fix.. the SD channels look really good, and the HD channels are superb.. except for the PBS channel which is also in HD. The picture there look like a regular SD but it's still good.The DVD looks fantastic! Just make sure you have it in Movie mode. Well, it depends on your taste and how far you are from the TV. If you are more than 12 feet away.. Dynamic would be nice. If you're really close, 6 to 8 feet.. Movie mode will do the trick. I'm sure you'll love the T.V. It is really pretty. Good Luck!
1923989
Sorry I do not know since i do not use or plan on using this service I never checked it out, look in the specs if it doesn't I am sure you could buy a streaming box that will have it. The TV has dnla and it works great, however I have added a wd live box since the dnla does not play video files with DTS audio the wd does.
1368839
Yes, the camera has a pretty decent set of tools/services/options built into it. It will be necessary to forward the IP ports on your router/firewall in order to view it. You will want to purchase the Blue Iris software to go along with this camera anyway for advanced DVR recording. It will also let you stream live as well as playback from archive. The Blue Iris software will be much easier to work with rather than the camera software. The picture quality is amazing.
2181633
Unless your main dvr has some sort of DLNA functionality, I'm going to lean towards no. You most likely are not going to able to watch recorded shows.
82461
I've had the TOSHIBA D-R400 for 8 months (virtually the same as 410 but I think it is better due to DivX restrictions in the 410, but I'm not positive). It will record ANYTHING from your DVR and will not be cropped. I love it.
814600
You need a great dvr to see the quality. It's fantastic at night as well as the day!