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RE: Home Video Server?


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  • Subject: RE: Home Video Server?
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:59:48 +0100
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Nope ... I'm looking to do the same.

Even been thinking of ripping DVDs to HD so that my kid can watch Bugs Life
et al in the car on long journeys.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 April 2001 12:57
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?
>
>
> Indeed, we have been exploring many options to provide a
> solution to this.
> Are there others interested in doing this or just a few of
> us? ukmpeg group
> at the ready ;)
>
> I am going to do some testing of software capture using a
> wintv-pci with
> various spec machines and different codecs, if anyones done something
> similar b4, shout now :)
>
> DesG
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 05 April 2001 12:31
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?
> >
> >
> > Des and I are just talking about this card!  It;s the one WITHOUT
> > the TV out
> > yes?
> >
> > Would be fine for server though as all it's doing is
> capture.  The more I
> > think about it though I recon software codec is the way to go.
> >
> > Disadvantages - Need very fast CPU
> >
> > Advantages - smaller files (easier streaming over LAN)
> >                     better quality
> >                     able to take advantage of new emerging
> codecs quickly
> > and cheaply
> >
> >
> > M.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Miller" <pmiller@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 12:22 PM
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?
> >
> >
> > > Hmm,
> > >
> > > I have just taken the plunge and purchased a Hauppauge
> PVR I already
> > > have an ATI AIW 128, so I will be interesting to see what
> difference the
> > > hardware encoding makes.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 05 April 2001 10:54
> > > To: ukha_d
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?
> > >
> > >
> > > So a review by about 6PM then :-)
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Graham Howe [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:40
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?
> > >
> > >
> > > Right now I'm having to do a web site for a EMI, then I
> have to carry on
> > > with the cabling, then I have an entire Comfort System to
> install, then
> > > I
> > > have a couple of PC's to build, then I will get to test the
card !
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 05 April 2001 10:36
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Graham, stop cabling, and get that card tested ;)
> > > >
> > > > DesG
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: graham@xxxxxxx [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 05 April 2001 10:33
> > > > > To: des@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I can confirm that the ATI Radeon 64Mb DDR ViVo
that I have
> > > > just received
> > > > > does use the Rage Theater chipset.
> > > > >
> > > > > Graham
> > > > >
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