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Re: PC TV Card
Ho Yin Ng wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone recommend a TV card that allows you to record TV streams
onto
> your computer like the Tivo.
>
> In addition are there any that enables you to plug an Xbox in and use
my
> computer monitor as a TV?
>
> I take it a hardware based encoding device is worth the money compared
> to a
> software based device?
Yep. Hauppauge PVR350 also has hardware mpeg decode. Can generate
various mpeg streams in hardware, including a suitable format to go
straight onto DVD AIUI.
There's some sort of PVR s/w included I think, bou you could also
install linux and run mythtv - I think people aleady use xboxen as front
ends with mythtv...
Jim
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