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[Sharmai]

I would like some advice on setting up my own PVR (Personal Video Recording system) instead of using the DTV one or the TiVO ones.

I have a standard dtv reciever box and would like to be able to record and watch one show at a time and I'm not sure how to set that up. From eveything I have seen its not really possible to recored any of DTV;s HDTV period or else I would. So if anyone has set anything like this up I would like to know how you did it.


also are RGB cables better then s video?

[Thorpe]

Originally Posted by Sharmai

also are RGB cables better then s video?

I can't help with anything else, but I am pretty sure s video is better than RGB.

[Requiem]

If you're referring to component cables (Y, Pb, Pr) which is a red, green, and blue cable just for video (5 cables total including audio, typically) then they are MUCH better than s-video both in image quality and resolution.

And if you want advice on setting up your own PVR using a computer, here it is: Don't.

[Aulirophile]

Originally Posted by Requiem

And if you want advice on setting up your own PVR using a computer, here it is: Don't.

This is good advice. High quality HD capture cards are more expensive then any sane person is willing to pay. The only easy way to get HD onto a computer is through Firewire, and DirecTV boxes do not have it and aren't required to.

If you want good advice though, avsforums is the place to go.