Re: [Celtic_Pride] Recording Celtic games on VCD or DVD via Tivo

["j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

If anyone is willing to provide this kind of service for Kevin, count me in 
as a customer as well.

A desperate Celtics fan in poodle-ville,

Joe

At 17:18 19/09/01 +0800, kevin wrote:
>Hi everybody,
>
>I'm from singapore, been following Celtics for some time now. I would
>very much (actually quite desparate) like to watch every Celtic game
>but we don't get much (last season, I got to watch only 3 games, as
>they were on espn asia network).
>
>I really envy people living in Boston/New England area as they get to
>watch every Celtic game on local tv (tho not a pretty sight, the last
>time I watch)
>
>I have been checking the internet and found that there's this device
>call Tivo and ReplayTV that actually record programs (much like a VCR)
>on hardisk (instead of a video tape)
>
>I would like enquire if any of you who has this Tivo, would be willing
>to do me a service (we can talk about compensation offlist) :
>
>option A (Tivo to CD)
>of recording all or most the celtic games in Tivo and transfer it to
>CD-R (in either VCD or DVD format - DVD is preferred)
>
>or
>
>option B (Tivo to computer to me)
>of recording all or most of the celtic games in Tivo and transfer it
>to your computer. I will download from your computer using software
>like napster (this option is a bit complicated as I am not computer
>savvy)
>
>option C (Video tapes to CD)
>for those who has the ability to record Celtic games on those good old
>video tapes - I would be interested if you somehow are willing to
>transfer to it to a CD. (Video tapes would be too heavy and the
>courier costs would be a killer.)
>
>On another note:
>I wonder if it is not too much of me to ask if any of you has any
>friends (or friends of friends) working in espn or nbc, and those
>friends in turn know somebody down here
>
>I could use this connection to network myself with the espn and nbc
>here (nbc studios is just in the same building as I am) to see if they
>can receive FSNE tv.
>
>you can see how desparate I am.
>
>thanks for reading and for those willing to help me, kindly email me
>offlist.
>
>thanks
>kevin