Digital Cable Question

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:22 am

Is it possible, to take a PC and make it your cable box?

I have a DVR right now in the living room, while its nice, we dont have a box in the bedroom and honestly, id rather just throw together a pc out of spare parts than rent or buy another one..

Post by **Bdw3** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:36 am

There's a bunch of articles on it.

I just googled "Roll your own DVR"

http://www.makezine.com/extras/4.html

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:44 am

Bdw3 wrote:There's a bunch of articles on it.

I just googled "Roll your own DVR"

http://www.makezine.com/extras/4.html

Cool.. Suppose that means yes

Quality

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:54 am

in that artical, the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250 does NOT do digial cable, it will only do the analog side of things..

AS FAR as i know now, There is no digial TV tuners for computers,

but i have heard of microsoft and cable company's reaching an accord and giving manufactures the Nod to start making them..

again, this is what i have heard.. No clue if it is %100.

Post by **tnf** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:24 am

i just want to be able to get the dvr recordings from my comcast dvr to my pc.

i should google that.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:32 am

DVB-T

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:41 am

DVB-T is a Euro Design and build.. so its a hit or miss if it will actually work on your digitial Cable line.. some do, some dont.

tnf wrote:i just want to be able to get the dvr recordings from my comcast dvr to my pc.

i should google that.

there SHOULD be a firewire port on the back of it, From then on, i'll leave the rest to google

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:54 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:in that artical, the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250 does NOT do digial cable, it will only do the analog side of things..

AS FAR as i know now, There is no digial TV tuners for computers,

but i have heard of microsoft and cable company's reaching an accord and giving manufactures the Nod to start making them..

again, this is what i have heard.. No clue if it is %100.

Hauppauge makes a 140$ Digital one now..

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:55 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:DVB-T is a Euro Design and build.. so its a hit or miss if it will actually work on your digitial Cable line.. some do, some dont.

tnf wrote:i just want to be able to get the dvr recordings from my comcast dvr to my pc.

i should google that.
there SHOULD be a firewire port on the back of it, From then on, i'll leave the rest to google

Aye, mine has USB, Ethernet, firewire..

Hmmm...

Hey tnf.. you have the Moto DCT6412 ?

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:07 am

fucking rofl

http://broadband.motorola.com/dvr/news_ ... to_digital

Post by **andyman** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:48 am

SOAPboy wrote:fucking rofl

http://broadband.motorola.com/dvr/news_ ... to_digital

where's the rofl

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:59 am

andyman wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:fucking rofl

http://broadband.motorola.com/dvr/news_ ... to_digital
where's the rofl

Motos site telling people how to hack there DVRs.. :icon25:

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:58 am

.. oh digital cable as in digital tv.
i was thinking of opticals and coaxials :icon32: