[quote name='Scorch']That'd be nice to burn Raw episodes to DVD rather than download them and store them on a DVD data CD.[/QUOTE]
And it's so simple, too.
1. Pop in blank DVD-R.
2. Go to the DVD-R off the main Tivo menu, and select "Save programs to DVD".
3. Select the shows that you want to record to the DVD. I record at high quality, so that's 2 hours per DVD. Medium would be 4 hours, low would be 6, best would be 1 hour.
4. Title the disc with the on-screen keyboard.
5. Hit Record.
It'll go off and do it in the background, so I can watch pre-recorded content
and be recording something from the cable feed, all at the same time. Usually does it in less than half the recorded time for the DVD recording.
Plus, it plays DVD's as a progressive scan DVD player, and there's component outputs on the back of it, as well as an optical output on the back, and RCA + FW port on the front to do direct-to-DVD recording on top of it all.
This is it, right over here:
http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/dvr/product.asp?model=rs-tx20
Picked it up from BB for net $100, after 50% off coupon and $200 rebate. $150 w/BB 4 year warranty on it. Plus, sold my 80 hour Tivo S2 unit for $150 (7 months old and had a 4 year BB warranty on it), so I essentially upgraded for free.