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I'm looking for hardware to capture HDTV from a cable decoder/DVR output, but
I've been unable to put my finger on anything easily. Maybe I'm missing
something obvious.
My current setup allows me to capture from my cable company DVR with no
problems. Pretty standard setup - svideo output from DVR to ADVC100 to PC via
1394. I know I lose some quality but it's good enough for me.
My cable company is offering an HDTV version of their DVR, which I'd like to
get and utilize for capture purposes. What I guess I'm looking for is an HDTV
version of the ADVC100, but apparently they don't make one. I don't want to
convert the signal down to non-HD quality. The whole point is to capture at
the higher resolution.
I've done some research and discovered some potential options, but nothing I
can consider for the following reasons:
1. I don't want to build/turn my computer into an HDTV DVR. I know that it is
possible and I'm familiar with the means to do it (Hauppage, MythTV, ect.),
but it's not the route makes sense for me. Primarily, I'm interested in pay
channels (HBO, Cinemax, ect.), which need to be decoded by the cable company
hardware.
2. I can't hack the DVR to get the file directly. Proprietary DVR (SA 8000)
with no I/O opportunities.
3. I don't want to record broadcast. I know there are some air-broadcast
capture units available. The broadcast stations in my area aren't something
I'm interested in recording.
Anybody have any ideas? Thanks for your time.
I'm looking for hardware to capture HDTV from a cable decoder/DVR output, but
I've been unable to put my finger on anything easily. Maybe I'm missing
something obvious.
My current setup allows me to capture from my cable company DVR with no
problems. Pretty standard setup - svideo output from DVR to ADVC100 to PC via
1394. I know I lose some quality but it's good enough for me.
My cable company is offering an HDTV version of their DVR, which I'd like to
get and utilize for capture purposes. What I guess I'm looking for is an HDTV
version of the ADVC100, but apparently they don't make one. I don't want to
convert the signal down to non-HD quality. The whole point is to capture at
the higher resolution.
I've done some research and discovered some potential options, but nothing I
can consider for the following reasons:
1. I don't want to build/turn my computer into an HDTV DVR. I know that it is
possible and I'm familiar with the means to do it (Hauppage, MythTV, ect.),
but it's not the route makes sense for me. Primarily, I'm interested in pay
channels (HBO, Cinemax, ect.), which need to be decoded by the cable company
hardware.
2. I can't hack the DVR to get the file directly. Proprietary DVR (SA 8000)
with no I/O opportunities.
3. I don't want to record broadcast. I know there are some air-broadcast
capture units available. The broadcast stations in my area aren't something
I'm interested in recording.
Anybody have any ideas? Thanks for your time.