> -----Original Message----- > From: Winterlight > I bought one of these as well, but I haven't installed it > yet. Right now it only gets 1080i ... not p, but that is > what cable broadcasts.
So this is a non-issue for me at this time. > And it only does stereo, not surround. Hauppauge says a BIOS > update will update the stereo to surround Dolby soon I haven't upgraded my receiver to take advantage of 5.1 or digital optical, so this also is a non-issue at this time. > What Hauppauge has done is taken advantage of a loophole in > the DRM law. There is currently no provision for the area > between the device... cable modem, and the PC using > <component> cables... that is why it isn't using modern, and > convenient HDMI cables. I decided to buy one before they > plug that loophole! At this time I believe this is the only way to get HD content off of a cable company STB. I know Comcast doesn't care that their PVR only holds about 20 hours of HD content and doesn't give you any way to save it to an external drive. Not an ideal or perfect solution, but one that allows some additional flexibility with HDTV. Just wish they weren't quite so expensive! Jim
