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| Thread ID: 83121 | 2007-09-20 02:01:00 | Help with TV Cards | steveharr (12844) | Press F1 |
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| 593102 | 2007-09-20 02:01:00 | Hi, I want to buy a tv card which is capable of recieving satallite tv e.g. SKY and also freeview and possibly analogue as a backup. Can anyone recommend a card and a supplier? Also I have noticed that none of the cards have any form of output so I can actually watch some thing I have recorded on a tv rather than the computer monitor. How can I output so that I can watch stuff I have recorded on the computer on my tv? And what free software is best for recording? Cheers, Steve. |
steveharr (12844) | ||
| 593103 | 2007-09-20 02:25:00 | Welcome to PressF1 Steve :D I am only able to answer half your questions :o sorry about that :blush: And what free software is best for recording? Most TV Cards come with software that let you watch the TV & record it. (Example Winfast PVR) etc... I Hope this is of some help :) |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 593104 | 2007-09-20 02:32:00 | First of all it is ILLEGAL to get Sky via tuner that is not a Sky decoder. you can however use the output of the Sky decoder into the input of the Tuner. There are Tuners that can output onto a TV, the Hauppauge WinTV PVR350 can for example. But the other way is to use the GFX card to display the image onto the TV assuming you have a capable video card. Most (if not all) Tuners come with PVR software, but there are other free ones out there... Google PVR software... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 593105 | 2007-09-20 03:03:00 | To pick up Freeview without a decoder I think you need a card that supports DVB-S. You can use the Sky Dish and just put a splitter in the sky cable to split off to the DVB-S card. The software that comes with the card should record. I just got the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000 card but not connected it up yet. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 593106 | 2007-09-20 04:30:00 | DVB-S is the current technology used to get Freeview via a satellite, although DVB-T will be introduce early next year and offer high def reception. | Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 593107 | 2007-09-20 04:45:00 | Thanks so far guys. I see the WinTV-PVR-350 has a tv out which is cool but does not have any freeview capability. I think the HVR series is what I want just got to find one with tv out. Bantu: What is DVB-S2? And should I consider it for the future? |
steveharr (12844) | ||
| 593108 | 2007-09-20 04:57:00 | Bantu: What is DVB-S2? And should I consider it for the future? Info here (en.wikipedia.org) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 593109 | 2007-09-20 05:36:00 | I don't think anyone does what I want none of the HVR series have tv out it seems, leadtek and pinnacle only seem to do DVB-T | steveharr (12844) | ||
| 593110 | 2007-09-20 09:00:00 | I currently have a WinTV-PVR-350 installed which works fine for what I got it for. I have a 4 input switch in lounge and office so with the press of a button can either send or receive to/from the PC. I have one switch hooked to Sky out and one to VCR/DVD Out and one to TV out so can record on the PC from any of the three. DVB-S2 is backward compatible with DVB-S. (*S2 is Hi Def) Pete Says "DVB-S is the current technology used to get Freeview via a satellite, although DVB-T will be introduce early next year and offer high def reception" they are different one is Satellite Dish, one is Terrestrial (Cable or Aerial). My new Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000 supports DVB-T, S, S2, Analogue so hopefully will do what I need it to do. Some of the new Panasonic HDD Recorders have built in DVB-T but also are limited to Zone 4. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 593111 | 2007-09-20 10:25:00 | I highly recommend that you have a look at MediaPortal (http://www.team-mediaportal.com) for your PVR / media center software. I use it at home and have for about a year now. I have two DVB-S cards in my media PC that receive the FreeView Channels. This way I can record up to 4 different channels at the same time :eek: Not that there is that many good programs on TV! As Bantu said, the HVR3000 or HVR4000 would be what I would buy now if I was going to buy another TV Card. They can both receive normal TV via antenna (UHF & VHF) They can both accept the output signal from a Sky Decoder or VCR or anything that has AV outputs. They can both received Freeview via DVB-S (Satillite) And they both will be able to receive Freeview via DVB-T (Digital UHF) when that comes on line next year. The HVR4000 also does DVB-S2 which is hi-def I think. The EPG (Electronic Program Guide) is automatically received via DVB-S for FreeView and I assume that it will too via DVB-T. It makes it so much easier to see what is on TV and coming up and also to set up recordings as a once off or to record a program every time it is on. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
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