There is a UK hack
http://www.avsforum.com/ubbcgitivo/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=TiVo+UK&number=12&DaysPrune=5&LastLogin=
this link will take you to the UK
Forum
It all depends what you want out of your recording
device
But for a simple take it out of the box switch it on and leave it
alone
I don’t think you can beat it
Yes it does have a few quirks like missing the start and end of a
programme occasionally when recording
BBC
But you learn to live with that especially as you tend to record
everything you watch
Something unthinkable with VHS
The quality is fine knocks spots off VHS , but obviously if you take
test equipement to it it isnt broadcast quality
Again if you just want to time shift and forget it buy a TiVo or Sky when it arrives
If you want to turn video recording into a hobby look else where
J
Mike
Antena
Caernarfon
-----Original
Message-----
From: Mark McCall
[mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tue 03 April 2001
09:40
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Home
Video
Server?
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 -----
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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