> UncleDave wrote:

>> "Brian" comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:9lstc4hmvl0kibun142uf32bh3dt8lhonb@4ax.com...

>>> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:51:36 GMT, xeaglecrest@att.net wrote:
>>>

>>>> "Save to VCR" on a TiVo is just a generic term. It's function just
>>>> disables
>>>> most buttons on the remote so you do not accidentally call up a menu and
>>>> ruin
>>>> the transfer. It also prevents any automatic messages from popping up
>>>> (like
>>>> "Tivo needs to change channels on the tuner you are not watching...").
>>>>
>>>> It also creates a title page that will identify the show.
>>>>
>>>> -Bill

>>> I didn't realize that. It seemed like an odd way of putting it.

>>
>> Probably a throwback to pre-DVD days

>
> Yeah, Scientific-Atlanta DVRs use the same term, or at least used to.