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Record TV to my laptop's HD

  • 01-07-2007 7:14pm
    #1
    Straight Flush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭


    I want to record from both terrestrial TV and Sky Digital (I don't have Sky+) to my laptop's hard drive. What's important to me is that there is very little or no quality loss, and that I can edit the recorded material from my laptop. I only have a 4:3 TV but my laptop has a widescreen monitor so I want programmes broadcast in WS to be 16:9 on my lappy. What do I need to buy to best do this? Will any auld DVD recorder do it?


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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Well first issue is that if recording direct into PC then the best you can record in is s-video to the PC as thats all thats supported no scart RGB or component unless you spend a lot of money on some specialist equipment.

    You can offset the quality loss a little bit of your Sky box has an s-video output or you buy a scart RGB to s-video converter.

    This tuner has the required inputs and should capture the video without a problem.

    The other method would be through a DVD recorder though it will be using some sort of compression on the video to fit it to a DVD unless you use the best quality setting but then are bound by a limited amount of recording time.

    I know some models have hard drives built in so recording time would not be a problem but some brands do not all allow access to that area but ones from Kiss do allow access but I cannot say for certain what other brands also allow this.


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