After discovering that DVD-VHS boxes that record to a hard drive
were not tb found in the couple of stores I tried, I started
looking at PC cards that purport to tune TV signals and record
the material to the PC's hard drive - given an adequate video
card in the PC.
Some were just cards that go into the PC, others were separate
units that connected to the PC via USB2.
What they all had in common was scheduling software and verbiage
in the product descriptions that sounded like they only work with
cable.
If cable-specific, I'd guess it's something about the software
they supply to do timed recordings... metadata blocks or whatever
on the signal from which the sw can extract program names,
channel numbers, or whatever.
Does this sound right so far?
Does anybody know if there's any hope of using a PC to record TV
shows with just rabbit ears? i.e. without cable...
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PeteCresswell
"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message
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> After discovering that DVD-VHS boxes that record to a hard drive
> were not tb found in the couple of stores I tried, I started
> looking at PC cards that purport to tune TV signals and record
> the material to the PC's hard drive - given an adequate video
> card in the PC.
>
> Some were just cards that go into the PC, others were separate
> units that connected to the PC via USB2.
>
> What they all had in common was scheduling software and verbiage
> in the product descriptions that sounded like they only work with
> cable.
>
> If cable-specific, I'd guess it's something about the software
> they supply to do timed recordings... metadata blocks or whatever
> on the signal from which the sw can extract program names,
> channel numbers, or whatever.
>
> Does this sound right so far?
>
> Does anybody know if there's any hope of using a PC to record TV
> shows with just rabbit ears? i.e. without cable...
All you need is a digital tuner card for your PC.
There are many available.
Try looking at www.htpcnews.com
(Home Theatre PC)
> "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message
>> What they all had in common was scheduling software and verbiage
>> in the product descriptions that sounded like they only work with
>> cable.
The TV tuner card I have in a PCI slot in my PC works great with just
a small antenna attached. I use it both to record off the air to the
hard drive, and also to record VHS tapes for burning to DVD. The
WinFAST software let's me schedule off-the-air recording.
Per nick:
>The TV tuner card I have in a PCI slot in my PC works great with just
>a small antenna attached. I use it both to record off the air to the
>hard drive, and also to record VHS tapes for burning to DVD. The
>WinFAST software let's me schedule off-the-air recording.
Sounds like what I'm looking for.
I'm guessing WinFAST came bundled with it, right?
If so, do you recall the brand/model name that was on the box the
card came in?
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PeteCresswell
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Per nick:
>> The TV tuner card I have in a PCI slot in my PC works great with just
>> a small antenna attached. I use it both to record off the air to the
>> hard drive, and also to record VHS tapes for burning to DVD. The
>> WinFAST software let's me schedule off-the-air recording.
>
> Sounds like what I'm looking for.
>
> I'm guessing WinFAST came bundled with it, right?
>
> If so, do you recall the brand/model name that was on the box the
> card came in?
Leadtek WinFast TV 2000 XP RM Edition
Software is included. So is a remote control, which I have never used.
Using PC As TVI-Like Device? 
Linear Mode
