video cards that record TV!

sxc · TweakNOOB Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Posts: 65

anyone know a video card that you can plug cable tv into directly and record shows on ur comp? something reasonably priced...thx

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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Any of ATI's All-In-Wonder cards support recording, as do most of their stand-alone TV tuner cards. They work pretty much like TiVo, in that they actually play a few seconds behind the actual broadcast, so you can pause, rewind, fast forward and stop live TV.
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geekzta127 · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:08 pm Post subject:

Make sure you get a good one cuz, the cheap ones provide fuzzy and bad recording/viewing. i personally have ati tv wonder. its ok but ive seen better.

[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:56 am Post subject:

Hauppauge makes good video capture cards and SnapStream's Beyond Tv software goes right along with those cards for a good combo.
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frigidVintage · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:08 am Post subject:

I have Tivo and I love it but a tv tuner on my pc sounds way cooler, and cheaper in the long run. I was wondering if they provided t.v. programming though. Like does it update from the ati site or something? Also, to anyone who's thinking about getting Tivo beware that it may fuzz up your picture. Mine makes it noticeably worse, but I love it too much to get rid of it.

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

The PVR software needs to be updated manually, through ATI's software. I believe it goes in 14 day increments, so you can't program out farther than that, unless it's a weekly thing at the same time every week. The quality is decent, but I wouldn't call it breathtaking. About the same as TiVO, really. And, don't forget, you'll need a good bit of hard drive to do it with.............if you plan on recording alot, an 80gb HDD isn't going to cut it.
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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:35 am Post subject:

honestly if you are going to do somthing like that get a Hauppauge card and the Snapstream software. That is a very good combo for a PVR.
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racing87stang · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject:

I have a deditcate 250GB WD drive (And I fill it up about 80% before I encode and compress certain shows) I use the ATI All In Wonder Pro, for its Fuzzieness removing feature. I believe its something soap opera. Its great though. I havent figured out the tv guide, but I really dont need it.
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