Do any PC DVD burners record video in real time?

[cHeeZeFacTory]

Do any PC DVD burners record video in real time? Like how home dvd burners can record in real time, can any pc ones do that?

 

[glugglug]

There is no such thing as a burner too slow for this. It's just a question of whether your CPU can compress the data that fast.

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

yea i was thinking some may have direct video or firewire inputs...

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

TTT

 

[BaboonGuy]

how do the home dvd burners do it then?

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

home burners are basically VCR's that record onto dvd-r instead of VHS tapes.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
how do the home dvd burners do it then?

Dedicated hardware to compress the incoming analog video into MPEG-2 in real time.


Lethal

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
Do any PC DVD burners record video in real time? Like how home dvd burners can record in real time, can any pc ones do that?

yes it can, if you are talking about recording tv shows, leadtek tv cards has a feature called "Direct Burn" which will let you burn on DVDs.

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
Do any PC DVD burners record video in real time? Like how home dvd burners can record in real time, can any pc ones do that?

yes it can, if you are talking about recording tv shows, leadtek tv cards has a feature called "Direct Burn" which will let you burn on DVDs.

I'm thinking more towards recording my DV tapes in real time, like direct from the firewire to DVD

 

[Demon-Xanth]

It seems to me that at this point in time, it's all a software deal. The hardware can hack it. Just need the software to fit the application.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: cHeeZeFacTory
Do any PC DVD burners record video in real time? Like how home dvd burners can record in real time, can any pc ones do that?

yes it can, if you are talking about recording tv shows, leadtek tv cards has a feature called "Direct Burn" which will let you burn on DVDs.

I'm thinking more towards recording my DV tapes in real time, like direct from the firewire to DVD

Check this out. Panasonic DMRT-3040. We just got one of this things at work and it is awesome. Kinda pricey ($850 or so) but freakin' awesome.


Lethal