How to record TV and put on Computer

[WorldWideBalla21]

Help me. I want to record the Texas game, and then put it on stage6.com. Help, how do I do this.

[steve dave]

Help me. I want to record the Texas game, and then put it on stage6.com. Help, how do I do this.

What equipment are you working with?

[WorldWideBalla21]

Help me. I want to record the Texas game, and then put it on stage6.com. Help, how do I do this.

What equipment are you working with?

umm, an HP Pavilion 750n. I'm willing to spend some descent money on something I just don't know what it is I need. Do I need like a TV Capture Card Thing.

[steve dave]

Help me. I want to record the Texas game, and then put it on stage6.com. Help, how do I do this.

What equipment are you working with?

umm, an HP Pavilion 750n. I'm willing to spend some descent money on something I just don't know what it is I need. Do I need like a TV Capture Card Thing.

If you have a TV tuner card on your computer you can record straight to your hard drive.  If you have windows media center it is basically just like tivo.  You can use any number of programs though.  Here is an old CNet article.  It is from 2005 but seems relevent to your situation.

EDIT:  Also, there are HD tuner cards with cable card capability so if you have an HD subscription at your house you can record in HD. 

[WorldWideBalla21]

Help me. I want to record the Texas game, and then put it on stage6.com. Help, how do I do this.

What equipment are you working with?

umm, an HP Pavilion 750n. I'm willing to spend some descent money on something I just don't know what it is I need. Do I need like a TV Capture Card Thing.

If you have a TV tuner card on your computer you can record straight to your hard drive.  If you have windows media center it is basically just like tivo.  You can use any number of programs though.  Here is an old CNet article.  It is from 2005 but seems relevent to your situation.

EDIT:  Also, there are HD tuner cards with cable card capability so if you have an HD subscription at your house you can record in HD. 

thanks, but can I see the Cnet article please.

[fatty fat fat]

EDIT:  Also, there are HD tuner cards with cable card capability so if you have an HD subscription at your house you can record in HD.

BS

[steve dave]

Crap, sorry, here it is:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-9332_7-6381535-1.html

[dr00d]

I'm looking to build a dvr computer myself, but I haven't done enough research yet.  I need to figure out if/what card I can use in my computer and what software I need so that I can run from directv satellite-HD to my computer for recording.  So far the forums out there haven't given me any good ideas.

[steve dave]

EDIT:  Also, there are HD tuner cards with cable card capability so if you have an HD subscription at your house you can record in HD.

BS

I'll see your BS and raise you

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/atis-ocur-worlds-first-cablecard-hdtv-tuner-for-vista-pcs/

http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonderdigital/index.html

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2103138,00.asp

[WorldWideBalla21]

hmm...that looks too complicated

maybe I can buy a DVD recorder and record TV onto a DVD and just burn the DVD onto my comp, will that work. I'm lookin at this DVD recorder it's cheap as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVD-R120-Progressive-Scan-Recorder/dp/B00092HNOA

[steve dave]

hmm...that looks too complicated

maybe I can buy a DVD recorder and record TV onto a DVD and just burn the DVD onto my comp, will that work. I'm lookin at this DVD recorder it's cheap as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVD-R120-Progressive-Scan-Recorder/dp/B00092HNOA

Yeah, that would work.  But it would be a hassle. 

[WorldWideBalla21]

hmm...that looks too complicated

maybe I can buy a DVD recorder and record TV onto a DVD and just burn the DVD onto my comp, will that work. I'm lookin at this DVD recorder it's cheap as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVD-R120-Progressive-Scan-Recorder/dp/B00092HNOA

Yeah, that would work.  But it would be a hassle. 

yeah but I just don't want to mess w/ installing something in my computer. and would that DVD recorder work? why the hell is it so cheap??

[steve dave]

hmm...that looks too complicated

maybe I can buy a DVD recorder and record TV onto a DVD and just burn the DVD onto my comp, will that work. I'm lookin at this DVD recorder it's cheap as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVD-R120-Progressive-Scan-Recorder/dp/B00092HNOA

Yeah, that would work.  But it would be a hassle. 

yeah but I just don't want to mess w/ installing something in my computer. and would that DVD recorder work? why the hell is it so cheap??

It should work.  It is cheap because, with DVRs and the like, it is outdated and you have to buy discs for it (though they are cheap also). 

[WorldWideBalla21]

I have a crapload of DVR's and those should work.

[dr00d]

hmm...that looks too complicated

maybe I can buy a DVD recorder and record TV onto a DVD and just burn the DVD onto my comp, will that work. I'm lookin at this DVD recorder it's cheap as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVD-R120-Progressive-Scan-Recorder/dp/B00092HNOA

Yeah, that would work.  But it would be a hassle. 

yeah but I just don't want to mess w/ installing something in my computer. and would that DVD recorder work? why the hell is it so cheap??

don't be a pussy, just open the case and stick it in the slot, you can't screw it up.  Once it is seated firmly, put the screw in the top, then put the case back together, turn on the computer, insert driver disk.

Save yourself pain and suffering, mang.

[WorldWideBalla21]

hmm...that looks too complicated

maybe I can buy a DVD recorder and record TV onto a DVD and just burn the DVD onto my comp, will that work. I'm lookin at this DVD recorder it's cheap as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVD-R120-Progressive-Scan-Recorder/dp/B00092HNOA

Yeah, that would work.  But it would be a hassle. 

yeah but I just don't want to mess w/ installing something in my computer. and would that DVD recorder work? why the hell is it so cheap??

don't be a pussy, just open the case and stick it in the slot, you can't screw it up.  Once it is seated firmly, put the screw in the top, then put the case back together, turn on the computer, insert driver disk.

Save yourself pain and suffering, mang.

[pissclams]

he's right, it's really not hard.  get a capture card, plug it into your PCI slot, screw the coax into your capture card. configure software, click record.

i don't know if you can get a whole football game onto a DVD, can you?

[WorldWideBalla21]

he's right, it's really not hard.  get a capture card, plug it into your PCI slot, screw the coax into your capture card. configure software, click record.

i don't know if you can get a whole football game onto a DVD, can you?

Oh crap, good point. idk, maybe if I stop the recording during commercials. crap idk. I would use the capture card but my comp is already so F'ed up and i don't have hardly any memory left, and I read somewhere that 1 hour is equal to 1 gig, and I need to save space so if I convert from a DVD I have a program that can change the file size.

[dr00d]

he's right, it's really not hard.  get a capture card, plug it into your PCI slot, screw the coax into your capture card. configure software, click record.

i don't know if you can get a whole football game onto a DVD, can you?

Oh crap, good point. idk, maybe if I stop the recording during commercials. crap idk. I would use the capture card but my comp is already so F'ed up and i don't have hardly any memory left, and I read somewhere that 1 hour is equal to 1 gig, and I need to save space so if I convert from a DVD I have a program that can change the file size.

Are you confusing memory with hard drive space?  Maybe you shouldn't be taking apart your computer 

If you are out of drive space, an easy solution is the 500 gig mybook or any other external drive you can plug right into your usb drive.

If your computer is running so badly as you say, maybe you should wipe the drive and start over (I.E. reformat)

[pissclams]

what about just offering fatty like $20 to burn a dvd of it from his computer?   

[WorldWideBalla21]

he's right, it's really not hard.  get a capture card, plug it into your PCI slot, screw the coax into your capture card. configure software, click record.

i don't know if you can get a whole football game onto a DVD, can you?

Oh crap, good point. idk, maybe if I stop the recording during commercials. crap idk. I would use the capture card but my comp is already so F'ed up and i don't have hardly any memory left, and I read somewhere that 1 hour is equal to 1 gig, and I need to save space so if I convert from a DVD I have a program that can change the file size.

Are you confusing memory with hard drive space?  Maybe you shouldn't be taking apart your computer 

If you are out of drive space, an easy solution is the 500 gig mybook or any other external drive you can plug right into your usb drive.

If your computer is running so badly as you say, maybe you should wipe the drive and start over (I.E. reformat)

Yes I have like 1 gig left of HD space. And as of right now I'm running low on money so the 500gig mybook is out of the question.

[WorldWideBalla21]

what about just offering fatty like $20 to burn a dvd of it from his computer?   

Does he seriously do that? He could make some good money.

[pissclams]

what about just offering fatty like $20 to burn a dvd of it from his computer?   

Does he seriously do that? He could make some good money.

i don't know but i would.  pm him and ask 

[dr00d]

he's right, it's really not hard.  get a capture card, plug it into your PCI slot, screw the coax into your capture card. configure software, click record.

i don't know if you can get a whole football game onto a DVD, can you?

Oh crap, good point. idk, maybe if I stop the recording during commercials. crap idk. I would use the capture card but my comp is already so F'ed up and i don't have hardly any memory left, and I read somewhere that 1 hour is equal to 1 gig, and I need to save space so if I convert from a DVD I have a program that can change the file size.

Are you confusing memory with hard drive space?  Maybe you shouldn't be taking apart your computer 

If you are out of drive space, an easy solution is the 500 gig mybook or any other external drive you can plug right into your usb drive.

If your computer is running so badly as you say, maybe you should wipe the drive and start over (I.E. reformat)

Yes I have like 1 gig left of HD space. And as of right now I'm running low on money so the 500gig mybook is out of the question.

you don't have to get the 500 gig obviously, you can get a 100gig drive for like 50-75 dollars from your worst buy in manhattan now.

Let me help you....
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?st=processingtime%3A%3E1900-01-01&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~cabcat0500000%23%230%23%2311a~~cabcat0504000%23%230%23%233y~~cabcat0504001%23%230%23%232d~~cabcat0504003%23%230%23%231k~~nf408%7C%7C243530202d202439392e3939&usc=abcat0500000&nrp=15&type=page&sp=%2Bcurrentprice+skuid&sc=abComputerSP&id=pcat17080

Anything on that list...and don't tell me you can't afford a drive for 75 dollars if you are planning on buying this dvd burner and everything else.  Stop drinking for two nights and you will make back your 75 dollars pretty quick.

Sounds like you got every excuse in the book to NOT do it the correct, efficient way.

[WorldWideBalla21]

he's right, it's really not hard.  get a capture card, plug it into your PCI slot, screw the coax into your capture card. configure software, click record.

i don't know if you can get a whole football game onto a DVD, can you?

Oh crap, good point. idk, maybe if I stop the recording during commercials. crap idk. I would use the capture card but my comp is already so F'ed up and i don't have hardly any memory left, and I read somewhere that 1 hour is equal to 1 gig, and I need to save space so if I convert from a DVD I have a program that can change the file size.

Are you confusing memory with hard drive space?  Maybe you shouldn't be taking apart your computer 

If you are out of drive space, an easy solution is the 500 gig mybook or any other external drive you can plug right into your usb drive.

If your computer is running so badly as you say, maybe you should wipe the drive and start over (I.E. reformat)

Yes I have like 1 gig left of HD space. And as of right now I'm running low on money so the 500gig mybook is out of the question.

you don't have to get the 500 gig obviously, you can get a 100gig drive for like 50-75 dollars from your worst buy in manhattan now.

Let me help you....
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?st=processingtime%3A%3E1900-01-01&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~cabcat0500000%23%230%23%2311a~~cabcat0504000%23%230%23%233y~~cabcat0504001%23%230%23%232d~~cabcat0504003%23%230%23%231k~~nf408%7C%7C243530202d202439392e3939&usc=abcat0500000&nrp=15&type=page&sp=%2Bcurrentprice+skuid&sc=abComputerSP&id=pcat17080

Anything on that list...and don't tell me you can't afford a drive for 75 dollars if you are planning on buying this dvd burner and everything else.  Stop drinking for two nights and you will make back your 75 dollars pretty quick.

Sounds like you got every excuse in the book to NOT do it the correct, efficient way.

wow, ok thanks for that, Ya I'll buy the TV card then. And I'll be in Manhattan this Weekend so not drinking will be impossible. thanks for the info.

[pissclams]

i still think you need some kind of software but maybe the tv card comes with that?

[steve dave]

If it doesn't come with software you can find free stuff.  Don't know if it's worth a damn but may get the job done.

http://www.newfreedownloads.com/Multimedia-Graphics/Video-Tools/AVS-TV-Box-Free.html

[The Whale]

hmm...that looks too complicated

maybe I can buy a DVD recorder and record TV onto a DVD and just burn the DVD onto my comp, will that work. I'm lookin at this DVD recorder it's cheap as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVD-R120-Progressive-Scan-Recorder/dp/B00092HNOA

Yeah, that would work.  But it would be a hassle. 

yeah but I just don't want to mess w/ installing something in my computer. and would that DVD recorder work? why the hell is it so cheap??

don't be a pussy, just open the case and stick it in the slot, you can't screw it up.  Once it is seated firmly, put the screw in the top, then put the case back together, turn on the computer, insert driver disk.

That's what she said....

[WorldWideBalla21]

i still think you need some kind of software but maybe the tv card comes with that?

Hopefully I can probably crack a program that I need. Should be able to.

[steve dave]

Hopefully I can probably crack a program that I need. Should be able to.

That whole sentence was awesome.