Looking forward to reading about it from you. Take care, Alexandra
> -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:02 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Video Recording From Your PC, What's Next? > > Yep, morethan likely the software that came with that card may have > presented some problems and the card may have had problems integrating > with Windows Media Center, you could probably tell me more about that > one, I've seen devices that take to Windows Media Center like a duck to > water and others that will only work with the supplied software. > > I had an old Leadtek card 7 years ago I think it was and the software that > came with it was reasonably useable though Windows Media Center is far > more flexible than the Leadtek Siftware ever was. > > So I await the arrival of the FetchTV box with quite a bit of excitement. > > > > On 21/05/2015 2:55 PM, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: > > It's a German maybe european thing, I don't know because I'm not using it > myself, but its very accessible. > > > > I used to have a builtin card, but I never found it accessible. I think it > > was a > Haupage TV card. > > And I know what you mean; it's a shame that Microsoft doesn't do the > Mediacenter in Windows 10 anymore. > > > > Take care, > > Alexandra > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > >> Dane Trethowan > >> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 6:38 AM > >> To: PC Audio Discussion List > >> Subject: Re: Video Recording From Your PC, What's Next? > >> > >> Okay, that's one way of doing things, I take it what you've outlined is a > U.S. > >> only thing right? > >> > >> FetchTV also does similar things to what you're talking about, I was > >> specifically referring to Free-To-Air programming received with a TV > >> Antenna. > >> > >> > >> > >> On 21/05/2015 2:12 PM, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: > >>> I know that that's not what you're talking about, but we have an > >>> internet > >> offer called Save-TV which for a mothly fee lets you record nearly > >> any program available and stores the movies/shows for a month during > >> which time you can download them in various formats. > >>> Obviously it's not the same, but a very good and useful alternative > >>> for > >> nearly every program. > >>> Take care > >>> Alexandra > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > >>>> Dane Trethowan > >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:35 AM > >>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List > >>>> Subject: Video Recording From Your PC, What's Next? > >>>> > >>>> Hi! > >>>> > >>>> I was very sad to learn that Microsoft have decided not to continue > >>>> the development of Windows Media Centre which came as a standard > >> part > >>>> of Windows 7 Home Premium and above and was available as an > >>>> optional extra for Windows 8.x, it won’t be available for Windows 10. > >>>> > >>>> So what does one do for video recording on a Windows computer. > >>>> > >>>> There’s only one option I know of and that’s XBMC however the last > >>>> time I tired this with Windows 7 I couldn’t access it in any way > >>>> shape or form, there might be ways to set it up so it can be > >>>> controlled or accessed from the XBMC Controller Smart Phone Apps > >>>> and > >> that’s something I’m investigating. > >>>> So - assuming all is lost for Windows - what now? > >>>> > >>>> It looks as though its time to place some faith in the FetchTV Set Top > Box. > >>>> > >>>> The Smart Phone Apps are very accessible to the point where you can > >>>> schedule programmes to be recorded from the TV guide. > >>>> > >>>> So what’s all this got to do with the Windows PC? The recordings > >>>> you make can be accessed by our computer if you want to do things > >>>> that way, you can play them with Windows Media Player, VLC or > whatever. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ********** > >>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest > >>>> of the halfwits in this world behind. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> -- > >> > >> ********** > >> Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves > > > > > > -- > > ********** > Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
