On Saturday 28 April 2007 04:34, James Richard Tyrer wrote: > Benjamin Schroeder wrote: > > Regarding the idea of doing an open DVR > > I hate to point this out to what should be a technically sophisticated > group of people, but: you do NOT record off of your TV, to record TV > programs, you need either a tuner, a set top box for cable, or satellite > receiver, that has an output for recording. >
Sorry, a little late, but you CAN record off MY TV... In fact my last two panasonic's were capable of outputting on SCART#2, either the TV signal, or the input from SCART#1. My current TV is capable of outputting several of the inputs, and also telling the recording device to start/stop etc (VieraLink IIRC, it's a Panasonic). > So, I don't see this as a technically related issue -- you can add a > separate box connected to Ethernet to transmit the signal to be recorded > to your computer. Or, you could just run the HDMI cable to the computer > but you need somewhere to plug it in. It is possible that HDMI to > Ethernet bridges exist. > > Next problem; DRM It is quite possible that the output from the tuner > or etc. will be encrypted and you won't be able to record it anyway. :-( I'm not sure of the advantage of desiging a new board when most of the functionality is made up in a mini-itx board anyway. Which just requires RAM, disk (Can be C-Flash), and an optional TV card (For recording, you may just want a playback device)... Hamish.
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