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

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

And don't forget this hungry Celts fan in Nova Scotia.  Actually, I would be
willing to pay someone to send me taped videos on a weekly basis.  If anyone
is interested in this proposition, I WILL CERTAINLY REMEMBER YOU WHEN I WIN
THE LOTTERY :-)

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: "j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
To: <Celtic_Pride@yahoogroups.com>; <Celtic_Pride@yahoogroups.com>;
<celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Celtic_Pride] Recording Celtic games on VCD or DVD via Tivo


> 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