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Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay
I installed a Windows Home Server on my network at home a couple months back. Did it mainly as a way to back up the rigs in my house obviously but also want to use it to stream video to other tv's in the house. I think I have since found a solution for streaming video to the others tv's but now I am looking for something to let me record TV.
Paying $500 (a recently reduced price I think) for Shaws HD PVR is a total gouging even at the lower price. I looked through ME for TV tuner cards but not sure which one to get.
Seems like most of them seem to have the ability to record HD content but that's only the free over the air stuff it seems, most also boast recording anaglog tv, isn't analog gone now?
Basically what I'm looking for is a card or USB device of sorts that includes software to record tv and save it to my server in both digital and HD.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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In US markets, the OTA tuner cards are viable because some areas have lots of OTA stations. Not so in Calgary.
Last time I looked, there were no tuner cards capable of tuning Shaw digital cable signals. However, you can get a video capture card with an "IR blaster" that can change the channel on your cable or sattelite box, then you run the video out on your sattelite to your video capture card. This works fine for SD. HD is trickier because the technology (HDMI) has been designed to prevent recording. There is one product I know of that is capable of capturing component video (HD analog) but it is expensive and doesn't have great reviews:
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html
You might also want to check out the digitalhome.ca forums for more up to date info.
At $498, the Shaw HD-PVR box doesn't seem so bad any more.