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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45426
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 12:45 pm Post subject:
Yup, haven't tried one though, there's a HTPC section on the avplus forum which you'll probably find interesting, can't find the link right now though

Dead Bloke

Joined: 20 Nov 2004
Posts: 28
Location: Manhattan, West Yorkshire

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 04 5:59 pm Post subject:
this looks to be the answer https://www.pricegrabber.co.uk/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=33889#description

mrutty

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1578

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 04 6:10 pm Post subject:
Look at the reviews, a poor product ebuyer list quite a few of these cards, but you really have to set aside a PC just for recording programs. SCSI would clearly help, but res will still be poor

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45426
Location: Essex

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 04 6:10 pm Post subject:
Are you going to go for it? Let us know how you get on I'd be interested too.

Dead Bloke

Joined: 20 Nov 2004
Posts: 28
Location: Manhattan, West Yorkshire

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 04 7:04 pm Post subject:
after reading the reviews (which I should have done before posting this ) I don't think I'll bother

culpepper

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 638
Location: Kent

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 04 9:42 pm Post subject:

Ive got a capture card for mine(Aver DVD EZmaker) which fits in a PCI slot.I got it for putting our VCR tapes onto VCD and it works very well.
It also lets you watch TV through the Video player.The VCR acts as the TV Tuner. I think the card was about £40. You can download programs to capture video(or watch whats on the VCR ie TV channels) from the Web, a good site is https://www.videohelp.com/ which has excellent advice aswell as downloads and directions.

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 04 9:45 pm Post subject:

culpepper wrote:

I still get the impression that a lot of this is "Bleeding edge" technology, partially as you still have to rely in windoze which is a crap place to start if you are look for the relibaility of a normal domestic appliance.

jema

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