Posted: 10/24/2013 11:15:28 AM EDT
| A while back my dad mentioned wanting to be able to record TV shows on their computer. They have analog cable and I don't see them upgrading to digital to get a DVR from the cable co. any time soon, so I'm thinking of setting them up for Christmas. I've been trying to research it but am mainly seeing stuff about digital cable so I wanted to see if any of yall had some input. I'm looking at this TV tuner card, TV is already connected to PC running Windows 7 w/ an HDMI cable. So it seems to me that this should work, just wanted to double check. If anyone has any other hardware suggestions I'd like to keep it under $150. |
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I don't know if I'd try to hand-off something like MythTV or XBMC to someone a generation older than myself. It probably won't go well. An Apple TV or Roku might even be pushing the limits. I'm buying a Roku on my way home today. Why? Because I'm tired of messing with XBMC every time a family member needs help with it. I need to cut down my tech support hours. |
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I don't know if I'd try to hand-off something like MythTV or XBMC to someone a generation older than myself. It probably won't go well. An Apple TV or Roku might even be pushing the limits. I'm buying a Roku on my way home today. Why? Because I'm tired of messing with XBMC every time a family member needs help with it. I need to cut down my tech support hours. Quoted:
I don't know if I'd try to hand-off something like MythTV or XBMC to someone a generation older than myself. It probably won't go well. An Apple TV or Roku might even be pushing the limits. I'm buying a Roku on my way home today. Why? Because I'm tired of messing with XBMC every time a family member needs help with it. I need to cut down my tech support hours. We had a Wii and a Roku before I split with my wife and I got the Wii. It will run Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus, can be soft modded to play DVD's, and I just found a link to make it into a quasi DVR. http://www.geekityourself.com/build-your-own/convert-your-nintendo-wii-into-a-free-tivo-like-dvr-box |
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Been hearing that XBMC has surpassed MythTV in terms of development, but it's been a while since I looked into DIY media PC's Xbmc still sucks in the dvr department. It still uses third party software to handle the dvr and doesn't integrate well. It's what I'm using but it took a shit load of tweaking to get it working right. |
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Have you looked at the standalone DVRs from Funai? Magnavox sells them over here.
http://www.amazon.com/Magnavox-MDR535H-F7-Recorder-Black/dp/B009L04DCQ I just bought the 500 GB version for my Mom who had been using a VCR that crapped out. They are pretty dam slick. Automatic pausing of liveTV, decent quality that will record up to 100h at the highest quality, 600h at the lowest (but it's pretty low). It's not HD-ready if that's a requirement. RF |