New member: 2 questions regarding AVCHD at DVinfo.net

Dave Tremper · February 20th, 2007, 09:22 AM

Hi all,

Please forgive my ignorance.

1) Is it possible to move the high def recordings from the HDR-SR1 directly to an external storage device *without* a laptop? I ask this because my wife and I will be in Greece for five weeks and 30 gig hard drive space in high def will not last long at all. I suspect I'll need my laptop with an external hard drive - as much as I hate to take that to an island on vacation...

2) Regarding the AVCHD files that I burn to DVD... Can those DVDs be played back on a HD DVD format player or are they strictly limited to Blu Ray high definition?

TIA,

Dave

Thu N. Nguyen · March 1st, 2007, 05:02 PM

1. I never tried but I don't think that's possible ( you need the laptop )

2. my understanding is you will be able to play back using bluray player and with Sony playstation 3

Mark Boreham · March 5th, 2007, 04:27 PM

... the device below might be what you need.

http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=142049

Regards,

Mark

Daniel Vazquez · March 7th, 2007, 06:27 PM

I would imagine the easiest thing to do is to take an external hard drive and a mini sdhc card reader with you on holiday. When your sdhc cards are full go to the nearest internet cafe and transfer the files to your external hard drive through the usb connections. It would save you the hassle of going on holiday with your laptop.

Dave Tremper · March 8th, 2007, 05:06 PM

Thanks for the input, gents!
PS, I ended up buying a small external 160 Gig HD and suspect I'll take the new laptop with me. My wife is hinting that way... :-)

February 20th, 2007, 09:22 AM	#1
Dave Tremper New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nanuet, New York Posts: 8	New member: 2 questions regarding AVCHD Hi all, Please forgive my ignorance. 1) Is it possible to move the high def recordings from the HDR-SR1 directly to an external storage device without a laptop? I ask this because my wife and I will be in Greece for five weeks and 30 gig hard drive space in high def will not last long at all. I suspect I'll need my laptop with an external hard drive - as much as I hate to take that to an island on vacation... 2) Regarding the AVCHD files that I burn to DVD... Can those DVDs be played back on a HD DVD format player or are they strictly limited to Blu Ray high definition? TIA, Dave

March 5th, 2007, 04:27 PM	#3
Mark Boreham Tourist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 3	To answer yout first question... ... the device below might be what you need. http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=142049 Regards, Mark

March 7th, 2007, 06:27 PM	#4
Daniel Vazquez New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 3	An external drive, an sdhc card reader and an internet cafe I would imagine the easiest thing to do is to take an external hard drive and a mini sdhc card reader with you on holiday. When your sdhc cards are full go to the nearest internet cafe and transfer the files to your external hard drive through the usb connections. It would save you the hassle of going on holiday with your laptop.

March 1st, 2007, 05:02 PM	#2
Thu N. Nguyen New Boot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CA, USA Posts: 19	1. I never tried but I don't think that's possible ( you need the laptop ) 2. my understanding is you will be able to play back using bluray player and with Sony playstation 3

March 8th, 2007, 05:06 PM	#5
Dave Tremper New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nanuet, New York Posts: 8	Thanks for the input, gents! PS, I ended up buying a small external 160 Gig HD and suspect I'll take the new laptop with me. My wife is hinting that way... :-)