Just in case you ( all ) have never come across this card, what's your
( all ) thinking about it ? Does this, disregard the cost for a moment,
fit the bill ? Sorry if it comes as no surprise, I'm just a nooby
struggling to come to grips with this.
http://www.cellarcinemas.com/cgi-bin/store/HD3.html?id=2eWLknYW
On Dec 20, 2004, at 1:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:54:32 -0500
From: "Joseph A. Caputo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Beginner Question
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Again, AFAIK, there is no consumer-level HD analog capture solution.
You can't capture HD over composite or S-Video, and a component video
capture card would cost > $USD 1000. So, *theoretically*, yes, an HD
component video capture solution would get around the encryption issue,
in the same way that composite/svideo capture currently gets around the
encryption issue for SD (NTSC) digital cable content. However, an
analog HD capture solution would require that your PC (or capture card)
re-encode the raw analog video frames into a digital form, which would
require some serious horsepower. Think about it: it takes a 2-3 GHz P4
just to *decode* HD content for playback; to *encode* it in real time
would take quite a bit more than that. A hardware encoder card that
would handle HD content would like be several thousand dollars. It's
just not likely to be a viable or cost-effective solution any time
soon.
-JAC
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