I can't think of 4 TV shows in a WEEK that I would want to record, let
alone 4 AT THE SAME TIME.
Andy Cottrell wrote:
The only downside to the 2250 is it is you can either watch and record
2 analog shows or 2 digital shows but not a digital and an analog
show. I have 2 hybrid tuners in my media center. Each one has an
analog connection coming from the cable box and a digital atsc
connection for HD tv. This allows me to watch/record up to 4 shows at
any given time. The cards with splitters work fine if a cable box is
not required but if you have a box they will only allow one show to be
watched or recorded at any given time.
*From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org
[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *William M. Bell
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 14, 2010 2:21 PM
*To:* Tech-Geeks
*Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] Homemade DVR?
If I build one, I think I’ll be buying the Hauppauge HVR-2250.
It’s got onboard analog encoding.
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr2250.html
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On 9/14/10 2:08 PM, "Tom Czachor" <tczac...@ctclc.edu> wrote:
Media center let my other computer share from the computer with the
tuner card, e.g. my son on his xbox360 can connect and watch tv on his
xbox.
It was also a less convoluted setup, everything built in/included.
The others you had to setup and get tuner working, then configure your
TV guide. Some were paid services, some were XML scrapers from other
services, they went down because someone changed their layout and then
the scrapers had to be rewritten. Too much like work to watch tv!
It is an AMD Athlon 64, K8N Neo MB, 2GB ram (I think) and a Hauppauge
PVR-150 tuner. Nothing fancy or new, I’ve been using it for a few
years and it still worked, just upped the OS. All I have added is some
additional codecs.
* Tom Czachor
* Instructor - Computer Systems Technology
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
3201 Rockwell Ave, Scranton, PA 18508
570-346-8471
http://cmt.ctclc.edu <http://cmt.ctclc.edu/>
http://www.ctclc.edu <http://www.ctclc.edu/>
EET, CompTIA A+ & i-Net+ certified
*From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org
[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *William M. Bell
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 14, 2010 2:49 PM
*To:* Tech-Geeks
*Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] Homemade DVR?
What was your reasoning for switching to Windows 7 Media Center?
What’s the specs of your system(s)?
What TV Tuner cards are you using?
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Bill Bell
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Monticello CUSD #25
Monticello, IL 61856
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On 9/14/10 1:48 PM, "Tom Czachor" <tczac...@ctclc.edu> wrote:
I tried both and wound up using GBPVR http://www.gbpvr.com/ for while,
then I just went to Windows 7 Media Center.
* Tom Czachor
* Instructor - Computer Systems Technology
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
3201 Rockwell Ave, Scranton, PA 18508
570-346-8471
http://cmt.ctclc.edu <http://cmt.ctclc.edu/>
http://www.ctclc.edu <http://www.ctclc.edu/>
EET, CompTIA A+ & i-Net+ certified
*From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org
[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *William M. Bell
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 14, 2010 2:29 PM
*To:* Tech-Geeks
*Subject:* [tech-geeks] Homemade DVR?
Has anyone set up or experimented with MythTV or SageTV as a DVR?
MythTV - http://www.mythtv.org/
SageTV - http://www.sagetv.com/
My wife has been bugging me about getting a DVR, and I just don’t want
another monthly charge. =(
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Monticello CUSD #25
Monticello, IL 61856
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