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Using a PVR to record the Tour
This is kind of cycling related, as i will be using it to record the Tour. I am looking at buying a PVR though am unsure how easy it is to then plug it into my computer and burn the file to DVD (or even if it is possible). Is it an easy venture or would i be better off buying a DVD recorder with a hard drive? -- byron27 |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:32:35 +1000, byron27 wrote:
I am looking at buying a PVR though am unsure how easy it is to then plug it into my computer and burn the file to DVD (or even if it is possible). The two real options in Oz at the moment are an off the shelf hard disk & DVD recorder or a build it yourself using Windows Media Center or Linux && MythTV. I've had a myth box since last tour and it works a treat, but it's noticeably a PC next to the TV. That said, a decent case doesn't look that ugly, and it's a lot more useful than an off the shelf one because I can add more tuners if I want, but mainly because I tell it to tape Dr Who and it does all the hard work of figuring out when that's on. The downside to roll your own ones is there's a fair bit more upfront work, but that's offset by much less ongoing stuff. They're also better for watching material that may be entirely legally downloaded that's in a format that the off the shelf players don't like. With basic hardware it's not too hard, but there are some gotchas. I know nussing about Media Centre. -- Dave Hughes | Never go off on tangents, which are lines that intersect a curve at only one point and were discovered by Euclid, who lived in the 6th century, which was an era dominated by the Goths, who lived in what we now know as Poland." - Nov. 1998 issue of Infosystems Executive. |
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byron27 Wrote: This is kind of cycling related, as i will be using it to record the Tour. I am looking at buying a PVR though am unsure how easy it is to then plug it into my computer and burn the file to DVD (or even if it is possible). Is it an easy venture or would i be better off buying a DVD recorder with a hard drive? 1) PVR = go to shop, go home with box, setup and start watching/recording PC (there are 2 options) 2) Go to PC shop, I want a HTPC running Windows MCE (Vista or XP), comes with remote, go home install PC/plug into TV via HDMI/DVI or analgue (RGB/component), plug aerial into TV Tuner in PC, configure MCE. Slightly longer/more expensive the PVR depending on system configuration and how good you are at configuring/installing PC 3) Myself playing with Custom PC as hobby for last 3 years, I have a high end case which can have 4 hard drives and I upgrade components as I need to. I use a custom App to view TV and Web based APP for scheduling from home or from anywhere while I am not at home via Web. Record/Watch/TimeShift/PnP and I want to burn to DVD to pass onto other people so they can watch via MediaPlayer or whatever. From the sounds of it I would suggest for you a PVR by the sounds of it, be warned getting into the Custom case/tinkering side of things can become expensive and frustrating at times! I know the PC's they sell of the shelf these are pretty good and a lot of the hard work with compatibility and stuff is done for you, for example the HP media centre PC's are VERY good. Media Centre itself is ok... very nice interface, however, if you are in an area where TV reception can be bad you will get frustrated with signal loss issues, especially on the Digital TV side if your antenna is not tuned correctly for Digital TV. The positive is SBS for has always be ROCK solid for Digital TV reception for "ME". So there is A lot you need to consider, hence why PVR might be the way to go, to get you running. -- MikeyOz |
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MikeyOz wrote:
The positive is SBS for has always be ROCK solid for Digital TV reception for "ME". So there is A lot you need to consider, hence why PVR might be the way to go, to get you running. So while we're on Dig TV for dummies, I don't have a dig TV so if I want to use a PVR do I need a top set box? DaveB |
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On Jul 2, 2:32 pm, byron27 byron27.2t2...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: This is kind of cycling related, as i will be using it to record the Tour. I am looking at buying a PVR though am unsure how easy it is to then plug it into my computer and burn the file to DVD (or even if it is possible). Is it an easy venture or would i be better off buying a DVD recorder with a hard drive? most PVR's (certainly not the cheap ones) use a proprietary disk/file format and dno't let you upload the recorded data. |
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DaveB Wrote: So while we're on Dig TV for dummies, I don't have a dig TV so if I want to use a PVR do I need a top set box? DaveB Digital TV just means the Digital TV signal that is being transmitted, you can still use an old analogue TV to watch Digital TV as long as the device receiving the signal has analogue ouputs e.g s-video or component video/scart. A lot/(most ???) PVR's come with a TV Tuner in them, so no you would NOT need to have a set top box. You would plug your current aerial into the back of the PVR and it would decode the Digital signal, and then out to your TV via what ever connection you are using. Topfield do very good PVR's. Again though Digital TV is very different to analogue in terms of reception, antenna's often time need to be tuned and directed differently to receive the signal correctly we found that out, eventually! So depending on where you are you can have issues with digital TV reception. you can find good information here http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=25 -- MikeyOz |
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On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:51:27 -0700, Duncan wrote:
most PVR's (certainly not the cheap ones) use a proprietary disk/file format and dno't let you upload the recorded data. Mytharchive is your friend, and myth is arguably the cheapest of the lot. -- Dave Hughes | "Did you know God had a plan for you?" "Does it involve a high-powered rifle and a belltower?" |
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On Jul 2, 4:25 pm, "Dave" wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:51:27 -0700, Duncan wrote: most PVR's (certainly not the cheap ones) use a proprietary disk/file format and dno't let you upload the recorded data. Mytharchive is your friend, and myth is arguably the cheapest of the lot. yes.. but it is not an off-the-shelf PVR. |
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There are a couple of PVR's that have network capabilities - I think TEAC have (had?) one, Topfield and Beyonwiz(spelling?) were another 2 that had either ethernet or wireless capabilities. -Ash -- a5hi5m |
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Just got 'em my DigitalTV and plugged in my EyeTV. All up $240 too easy, too cheap.. IceTV makes it all to easy too. Managed to book in the TdF stages for recording already! -- flyingdutch |
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