Pressed between the mountains and the Pacific, and under assault from
marine band interference,I am in a area that doesn't really have any
decent over the air TV. Before cable came along in the sixties, we
got 2 to 10 channels with large rooftop anttena and only one local
channel with rabbit ears.
So HD over the air has never been an option for me. I have COX cable
with an HD box. There is no QCAM support nor is their digital over
cable without a convertor of some kind. I can record anything playing
on the cable box with S-VIDEO using Line IN to a PC capture card for
a very pristine result ... but it is not HD. This is the best way to
record anything as I have yet to find a PC analog TV turner that does
a decent job.
There are lots of new stand alone HD TV recording boxes on the market
now, that allow you to record and archive HD broadcasts from your HD
cable box, ... anybody have a recommendation ?....but is there
anything around that will do it from your PC... or is it even worth
the effort to do it that way anymore? It is best just to get a HD-DVR
and transfer the files to your PC for archiving.
COX tells me that they will continue to support Analog for at least 3
years after the switch. However, if you buy a Hauppauge card with a
digital tuner on it now, what does this mean exactly. I can't watch
Digital cable now without a COX digital cable box... so will the
Hauppauge digital tuner be able to replace the COX digital box once
the switch takes place? Or is that just for over the air broadcasts?
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