I've been sort-of longing for an iLuv iPod recorder since the first model was announced. It allows you to connect to any video source like your TiVo or VCR or DVD player and record directly onto your iPod. But when push comes to shove, I've never actually purchased one because despite the convenience factor. The iLuv is on the expensive side and there's just not enough compelling technology (no scheduling, for example, and no tuning channels) for me to switch from using EyeTV or the Neuros MPEG-4 digital recorder to capture video.
What the iLuv does, as this recent New York Times article explains, is save you a bunch of steps. You don't have to capture video to your computer, convert it to an iPod-compatible format and then sync that video through iTunes. It records directly to your unit at 640x480 pixels and you can tell it how long to record (30 minutes, 60 minutes, etc). i182 offers a few new features over the original i180 model including memory card support for PSP recordings. At a bit over $200, is it worth your hard-earned money? I'm not rushing out to buy one myself. Yet.
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3-05-2007 @ 3:40PM
am said...
that is a lot of money, considering an eyetv or plextor convertx can do a lot more for less money. since those devices can export to the ipod (and lots of other formats), i don't really see why you would spend so much money on something like this, unless you are the sort of person who buys an iPod boombox instead of just getting a $4 cable to plug into your existing stereo.
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5-11-2007 @ 7:07AM
israr said...
I think irecord (www.irecord.com) is a better choice, it records H.264 video directly to iPod or PSP, i.e. NO PC required at all. iLuv does not eliminates the PC. Further more you can record to any of your USB mass storage devices PSP or iPod, and it also offers music recordings.
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