Dell Home has the Hauppauge HD PVR High Definition Personal Video Recorder 1212 USB 2.0 Interface for $230 - 25% with coupon code B0FP12N2JW5L2L [Exp 2/25] + $0 shipping = $173 shipped. Built-in hardware H.264 high definition encoder, for high performance, high quality TV recordings.
Non-guru asks: Are you recording in HD as in 1080i or 1080p and then playing back in analog? We have a great Phillips 47in and a Magnovox Blue Ray DVD player with Direct TV. It would be nice to be able to record some shows without paying Direct TV for their DVR service every month.
It re-encodes the analog output rather than making a bit-for-bit digital copy of the original and it can't record any video source's output at 1080P (e. g. sat/cable STBs, PS3s, or other Blu-ray disc players). Per Hauppauge specs, the maximum recording resolution is up to 1080i from the component video (YCrCb) input. The video input format determines the recorded format e. g. 1080i input records at 1080i, 720P records at 720P, etc...
not many good reviews for this.
I have this. It works as advertised. I used it to backup Bluray Movies from a PS3.
Due to my bad experiences with Hauppauge HD video cards, I will not buy this.
Works great! hook it to my directv HD receiver and make blu ray discs from shows...
is this compatible with Netflix? Meaning, will it stream Netflix movies directly?
No HDMI out. Just Component I/O. Wouldn't it be easier just to have HDMI I/O?
Likewise had a negative experience with these guys prior, will be avoiding in the future.
Can't have HDMI input because HDMI is required to enforce protections; component is not.
Non-guru asks: Are you recording in HD as in 1080i or 1080p and then playing back in analog? We have a great Phillips 47in and a Magnovox Blue Ray DVD player with Direct TV. It would be nice to be able to record some shows without paying Direct TV for their DVR service every month.
It re-encodes the analog output rather than making a bit-for-bit digital copy of the original and it can't record any video source's output at 1080P (e. g. sat/cable STBs, PS3s, or other Blu-ray disc players). Per Hauppauge specs, the maximum recording resolution is up to 1080i from the component video (YCrCb) input. The video input format determines the recorded format e. g. 1080i input records at 1080i, 720P records at 720P, etc...
Approx. how many gigs is it when you record Blu-Ray movie?