TV tuner that can Record HD from a HD Cable Box?

[endoftheline2]

I recently bought a Hauppauge 1178 WinTV-HVR-1600
( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MGGTY8 )

and opened it to then find out it only supports HD from over the Air broadcasts (ATSC.)

I'm looking for a TV tuner that can watch and record in HD from my comcast cable Box.
I have HD comcast cable box, and I want to be able to watch and record from that source on my computer, As I do not have a HD TV, and my computer is all I have that is capable of playing HD. (1900*1200 res)

Are there any TV tuner cards that I can put in my pc that will let me do this?

 

[thereds]

Does this help?

 

[nsafreak]

What you're going to need is a HDTV tuner card that supports QAM so that you can pick up cable broadcasts. The tuner that you picked up will do that, I hope you remembered to run the cable from the outlet to the tuner and not from the box to the tuner. The problem is that you're only going to be able to pick up unscrambled QAM programming using that kind of card. This will typically include your locals and maybe one or two other stations that they've forgotten to scramble. You have two options to getting all of your HD programming viewable on your PC:

1) Spend a bundle of money and get a CableCARD enabled PC card tuner and pay Comast the card rental fee. Also be aware that you MUST use Windows Vista to use these cards, they will not work in any other operating system.

2) Hook the cable box directly into your PC display. As long as you have a compliant HDMI connection on your monitor that is compliant with the DRM standards.

 

[erwos]

You need this:
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

 

[Modelworks]

This card can do what you want, but its the European version and I haven't been able to find the USA version in stock anywhere.
http://www.kworld.com.tw/produ...erview.aspx?P_id=297#5

Search for SAA7162 chipsets in google as those are the ones that can do HD capture and are in use by most companies doing hd capture cards.

What I find interesting is that all the cards that use the chipset except for the kworld one, do not have component inputs. Its only a matter of adding the jacks to get component input on those cards, the chipset already supports everything else needed. It may be pressure from people like the mpaa to stop people from spreading HD content.
I may look at seeing how hard it would be to add jacks to the cheaper capture cards.

 

[Modelworks]

Just a follow up.
The idea of altering current cards is dead.
Philips the makers of the chipsets that 99% of the cards use will not release a datasheet of the chipset without the purchase of a development kit, $3900.00 worth.
ugh, I hate companies that are overly protective of their designs. Reminds me of broadcom and their hostile attitude towards hobbyist.

 

[lousydood]

Originally posted by: nsafreak
2) Hook the cable box directly into your PC display. As long as you have a compliant HDMI connection on your monitor that is compliant with the DRM standards.

I'm in a similar situation, and I took an HDMI->DVI adapter cable and plugged it from my Comcast box into my LCD monitor. However, the picture is red-tinted, snowy, and intermittent.

Any idea what that means?

 

[endoftheline2]

So there is no way to just record in HD from a cable box? I can only record certain channels, comcast forget to encrypt?

So then there is no point of making a media center PC, if you want to be able to record and then watch HD content?

 

[sivart]

Try something like this from ATI with a cable card (instead of a box) (and of course your PC as a storage medium)
http://www.engadgethd.com/2008...rd-tuner-restrictions/

 

[lousydood]

How about this thing: http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html for $250 it records 1080i from component.