What cards do I need to record off my cable box?

[Siddhartha]

I want to be able to record content off my cable box. What hard ware and software do I need to do this?

I think have digital cable but if I have to is it possible to record analogue content too?

Thanks

 

[Binky]

You need:

A TV tuner card (even if you tune with the cable box)
Google Avermedia and Hauppage

Software
Windows Media Center
-or-
SageTV
-or-
Beyond TV
-or-
MediaPortal
-or-
MythTV (Linux)
-or-
Whatever comes with the TV tuner card


This list is very incomplete.

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Binky
You need:

A TV tuner card (even if you tune with the cable box)
Google Avermedia and Hauppage

Software
Windows Media Center
-or-
SageTV
-or-
Beyond TV
-or-
MediaPortal
-or-
MythTV (Linux)
-or-
Whatever comes with the TV tuner card


This list is very incomplete.

How about the SAPPHIRE 100204L Radeon Theatrix 650 PRO card?

 

[Binky]

That will work too. Like I said, it's only a partial list.

Personally, I'd stick with a combo card that can tune ATSC (hi-def) and regular TV simultaneously. Find a nice combo card here: http://www.missingremote.com/i...=view&id=2034&Itemid=1

 

[heyheybooboo]

with a digital cable box you need a tuner card with QAM

HDTV PCI Tuner Cards and USB HDTV Tuners