Record Television onto your Hard Drive
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Spicy Meatball
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Record Television onto your Hard Drive
Hi people - after some browsing on Google I am having no luck in finding a program that lets me record TV programs onto my hard drive - having a TV schedule (whats on) would be an extra bonus too. Anyone have one or know where I can get one?
Thanks as always,
Maz
Thanks as always,
Maz
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I've got a £40 PC TV Card with an Amplified Set top aerial.
This displays in a window on the PC. It comes with a scheduler program for recording shows to your hard drive. Works fine.
Records as MPG which quickly fill up your hard drive.
DeepC
This displays in a window on the PC. It comes with a scheduler program for recording shows to your hard drive. Works fine.
Records as MPG which quickly fill up your hard drive.
DeepC
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The card manufacturers' websites usually have the software available for download. I have used hauppauge in the past very successfully - whether you can use their drivers for another card I don't know.
Radio times have an online listing service which is free and configurable (if you register) to your channels - freeview etc - and they also have a subscription add on which puts a week or so at a time on your pda.
Radio Times
Radio times have an online listing service which is free and configurable (if you register) to your channels - freeview etc - and they also have a subscription add on which puts a week or so at a time on your pda.
Radio Times
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From: In the sandpit
£99 includes a DVB-T card and a remote control. The software alone costs £50.
I've found that the software that comes with cards are OK for watching TV, but fall down when you start trying to do something like timeshift or record. Check out the free stuff and if it works, you've saved just under half a lesson (I've been keeping up with your thread in Private Flying).
If you're really up for a challenge, there's always mythTV. Thats free...as in speech.
I've found that the software that comes with cards are OK for watching TV, but fall down when you start trying to do something like timeshift or record. Check out the free stuff and if it works, you've saved just under half a lesson
(I've been keeping up with your thread in Private Flying).If you're really up for a challenge, there's always mythTV. Thats free...as in speech.
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Spicy Meatball
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Hi Fox
Yes - I can imagine it will take up quite a bit of space. My plan is to use a RW DVD so that I can record programs, watch them, and re write the DVD for later use etc. I am getting the hang of this ShowShifter and it is pretty good - looks like I may have to sacrifice one of my lessons though
Yes - I can imagine it will take up quite a bit of space. My plan is to use a RW DVD so that I can record programs, watch them, and re write the DVD for later use etc. I am getting the hang of this ShowShifter and it is pretty good - looks like I may have to sacrifice one of my lessons though
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Take a look at MythTV - I'm planning on making this the core of mey next PC project. www.mythtv.org cost £0
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Spicy Meatball
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No worries mate - I have decided to give up anyhow. Was using Showshifter to record a program which was successful, but when I burn it as a movie using nero - the sound is about 4 seconds out of synch with the display! 
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Shame you've given up mate. If you decide to have another crack, take a look at www.virtualdub.org . This is a free, and well worth it for fixing and re-encoding video.
Have you tried the Showshifter support forum about preventing the problem in the first place?
Have you tried the Showshifter support forum about preventing the problem in the first place?
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Spicy Meatball
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Appreciate all your help guys - I will try out what has been suggested. I think the video is actually ok - it is the process of burning it with Nero that puts it out of synch. I think I will just resort to either watching it on the PC or use good old fashioned VHS !