TV capture/tuner cards that plug into your PC and simply tune and record from cable or antenna, are completely free after the initial purchase. If there's no monthly fee to record on your VCR, then there's no monthly fee to record in this way.
As for Yahoo, yes, I would be suspicious of the free status after the program is out of test mode. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Sims Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Video Download from TV Show But the real question is are these free services (not likely as I susspect) or will they cost you a normal monthly sub price? Marc Sims Data Technician I Prince George's Community College >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/10/06 3:30 PM >>> At 10:00 AM 5/10/2006, Jimmy Hughes wrote: > > http://www.wmrecorder.com/index.php > Yahoo enables users to record TV shows http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/268126_yahootv27.html " (April 27, 2006) A test version of Yahoo Go for TV is available at Yahoo's site (http://go.connect.yahoo.com/go/tv/index). It requires users who want to record shows to download new software for their computers, which must be equipped with a TV tuner circuit board and cables to connect to a television. ... Microsoft Corp. already offers Media Center software that lets consumers record TV shows and view photos on their televisions. " Record TV shows on home PCs with video add-ons http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2004-04-26-komando_x.htm " (April 26, 2004) By adding one of the hottest new gadgets to your computer, you can watch television and work simultaneously. They're called TV tuner/ Personal Video Recording (PVR) cards. Once installed, you can watch television from the comfort of your computer chair. Using the PVR, you can record programs on the computer's hard drive. ... All cards compress video. " Top 10 TV Capture Cards and Video Capture Cards Digital Video Recording: http://dvr.about.com/ http://dvr.about.com/od/capturetvwithacomputer/tp/toppick1.htm "record tv shows" http://www.google.com/search?q=%22record+tv+shows%22 "record tv shows" PVR http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22record+tv+shows%22+PVR -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
