A Cycling & bikes forum. CycleBanter.com

Go Back   Home » CycleBanter.com forum » Regional Cycling » Australia
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Using a PVR to record the Tour



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old July 2nd 07, 05:32 AM posted to aus.bicycle
byron27[_72_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default 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

Ads
  #2  
Old July 2nd 07, 05:47 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Dave
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 174
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour

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.
  #3  
Old July 2nd 07, 06:24 AM posted to aus.bicycle
MikeyOz[_80_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour


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

  #4  
Old July 2nd 07, 06:38 AM posted to aus.bicycle
DaveB
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 435
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour

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
  #5  
Old July 2nd 07, 06:51 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Duncan
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 196
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour

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.


  #6  
Old July 2nd 07, 07:02 AM posted to aus.bicycle
MikeyOz[_82_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour


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

  #7  
Old July 2nd 07, 07:25 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Dave
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 174
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour

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?"
  #8  
Old July 2nd 07, 08:38 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Duncan
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 196
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour

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.

  #9  
Old July 2nd 07, 02:40 PM posted to aus.bicycle
a5hi5m[_10_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour


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

  #10  
Old July 2nd 07, 10:03 PM posted to aus.bicycle
flyingdutch[_62_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1
Default Using a PVR to record the Tour


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

 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Riis out of the Tour record books [email protected] Racing 47 June 9th 07 08:04 PM
New virtual Tour de France record Brenton James Racing 28 November 21st 04 07:52 AM
New virtual Tour de France record Brenton James Racing 0 November 18th 04 10:42 PM
Record number of Aussies in Tour (again) chickasmith Australia 0 June 25th 04 02:20 PM
Record Speed, tour stage 19 Geoff Willingston Racing 4 July 27th 03 02:12 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:51 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 CycleBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.