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Digital Cable Question
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:22 am
by SOAPboy
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..
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:36 am
by Bdw3
There's a bunch of articles on it.
I just googled "Roll your own DVR"
http://www.makezine.com/extras/4.html
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:44 am
by SOAPboy
Cool.. Suppose that means yes
Quality
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:54 am
by AmIdYfReAk
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:24 am
by tnf
i just want to be able to get the dvr recordings from my comcast dvr to my pc.
i should google that.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:32 am
by Guest
DVB-T
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:41 am
by AmIdYfReAk
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
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:54 am
by SOAPboy
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..
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:55 am
by SOAPboy
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 ?
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:07 am
by SOAPboy
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:48 am
by andyman
where's the rofl
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:59 am
by SOAPboy
andyman wrote:
where's the rofl
Motos site telling people how to hack there DVRs.. :icon25:
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:58 am
by MKJ
.. oh digital cable as in digital tv.
i was thinking of opticals and coaxials :icon32: