PVR and video recording on the/your computer

[Blazin Trav]

I am thinking this one: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=14-160-021&depa=0

Anything wrong with that one?

I need something that would work in a dorm, so the ATI HDTV wonder is out of the question.

Any suggestions are humbly accepted.

-Trav

 

[mcveigh]

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=15-116-620&depa=0

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: mcveigh
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=15-116-620&depa=0

No software however, software would be a big plus. That's a very nice link however.

 

[Todd33]

PVR-150 is the best choice.

 

[Rock Hydra]

I hear the MSI TV Anywhere tuner card is pretty good.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: RockHydra11
I hear the MSI TV Anywhere tuner card is pretty good.

This and the Hauppauge Win TV150 PVR-MCE-PCI Tuner Card for MCE, Model "1024" -OEM

are what I am deciding between now. Is there any good freeware or retail software that anyone considers to be the best?

 

[mcveigh]

http://mediaportal.sourceforge.net/

I prefer sageTV for TV though. It really does an amazing job and you can customize the hell out of it. My version uses a commercial detect engine they have on their forums that detects and skips commercials...it rocks!

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: mcveigh
http://mediaportal.sourceforge.net/

I prefer sageTV for TV though. It really does an amazing job and you can customize the hell out of it. My version uses a commercial detect engine they have on their forums that detects and skips commercials...it rocks!

Thanks a lot! Can you point me to the commertial skipper as well?

 

[mcveigh]

http://forums.freytechnologies.../forumdisplay.php?f=27

that is the custom are of the forums, there are many"versions" of the sage frontend called STV's several ones run the commercial detect program.
I run cayars ultimate STV version 17
http://forums.freytechnologies.../showthread.php?t=7953
is a list of all custom version available.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Okay so I am thinking using the following:
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=15-116-620&depa=0

and

http://mediaportal.sourceforge.net/

Thanks for all your help guys, it's very much appreciated. If I don't like the tuner I might get one with FM tuning as well... just a thought.

 

[mcveigh]

good luck!....and the tuner you chose has an FM tuner aslo 😉

 

[Kyrano]

What is the difference between the Hauppauge PVR-150 and PVR-150 MCE? Is is just bounded software, or is there any hardware differences? Can you use the MCE version in a non-Windows Media Center computer (ie: XP Home)?

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: Kyrano
What is the difference between the Hauppauge PVR-150 and PVR-150 MCE? Is is just bounded software, or is there any hardware differences? Can you use the MCE version in a non-Windows Media Center computer (ie: XP Home)?

The MCE seems to be the only version of the card that supports Windows XP MCE.