Re: Home Video Server?

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

I have thought about it.

 

Might still do it if the new Sky box is as good as it looks.  However there are disadvantages like the Tenner a month subscription and the 40 gig drive (has anyone been able to hack a UK TiVo yet and put a bigger drive in it?)

 

M.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Mike Griffiths

To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'

Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 9:30 AM

Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?

Why not stop worring about all this and by a TiVo ?

 

Mike Griffiths

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Miller [mailto:pmiller@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tue 03 April 2001 09:14
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?

 

Now this may sound weird, but I find that nowadays I don't record on VCR
much at all, also when I do record something, its not because I'm going
to miss the program by being out or watching another side, it's more
like I want to have an archive of that movie / that series for repeated
viewing.

My recording habits have vastly changed over the years.

just something else to throw into the equation.


-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 April 2001 09:00
To: ukha_d
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?


Valid point.

Can you play back one file via the graphics card whilst the capture part
of
the card is recording another program?

I thought the main purpose was to have the flexibility of multiple VCR's
without the hassle of tapes.

IE. With 2 VCR's in the lounge I can watch something I have previously
taped
whilst recording something else on the other machine. With the server
being
the "recorder" and other PC's being the playback machines this would be
easy.

As to control, everything I design now has an Intranet front end for
control
so anything can be configured from any PC. Selecting programs to record
could be done from any machine on the network. Its also possible that I
might have a second less capable machine as another recorder for the
times
when two programs clash. The main Server would be the "S-VHS quality"
machine whereas the second would be "Long Play" just for timeshifting
etc.

As hardware progresses the whole system would evolve into one hell of a
multimedia control system ;-)

Keith


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Miller [mailto:pmiller@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:18
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?


True, but I want my Video server to be able to display on the main
Living room TV as well as be able to accept recording instructions from
the intranet and stream to other PCs in the bedrooms, all the kids have
PCs and monitors for there entertainment systems at the end of there
beds. I really could not get away with yet ANOTHER PC (wife bellowing :)
).
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 April 2001 12:09
To: ukha_d
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?


Ah ! but.....
 
For a Home Video SERVER, you dont need TV Out.
 
The playback machines would be the ones to use TV Out :-)
 
I have an ATI Rage Fury in my Jukebox PC, and an All In Wonder in my
desktop PC but as a PR200 with 4 Gig hard drive its not upto the job of
recording video.
 
I am going to head down this route myself later in the year.
 
Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Miller [mailto:pmiller@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:01
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?


Looked at doing the same thing myself, my research at my budget levels
have led me to look at two cards.
 
The ATI all in wonder Radeon (circa £220), the Hauppauge PVR,
 
ATI AIW:
 
has composite\SVHS TV out
pause TV
SVHS in
Composite IN
TV Tuner
SW encoding
 
Hauppauge PVR:
 

pause TV
SVHS in
Composite IN
TV Tuner
HW MPEG2 encoding
Radio Tuner
Remote Control
 
The Hauppauge looks to suit the best BUT no TV out! aaarrrrggghhhhh....
 
also check out the WDM driver capability, as most software requires WDM
drivers to function, limited support under VFW
 
I currently have a Hauppauge theatre something or other, plus a ATI AIW
128 although both capture fine with there native software neither does a
watchable capture using the current PVR software I have tried.
 
My feeling is this is early days for this type of software and should be
looked at again in 3-6 months...
 
Paul
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 April 2001 11:39
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?


Have seen a few movies in DiVx format lately as well as using some of
the PVR software I'm considering building some kind of TiVo type server.
 
Anyone got any experience of this?
 
Are there any video cards that do MPEG2 compression in hardware as well
as having good quality TV tuner and TV out.
 
Thanks
 
M.
 
 
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