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    From Sam Seagate@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 24 07:01:02 2016
    I've had a media player for quite some time where I can plug in SD
    cards, hard drives, etc with a connection to my HDTV so I can play back whatever I input, but I wonder if there's a device that's cheap and
    works in reverse- recording whatever I want from the TV to an SD card or
    HD? Not talking TiVO, etc, this is a discrete device independent of any
    paid services. Thanks!

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  • From HerHusband@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 24 16:45:10 2016
    Hi Sam,

    I've had a media player for quite some time where I can plug in SD
    cards, hard drives, etc with a connection to my HDTV so I can play back whatever I input, but I wonder if there's a device that's cheap and
    works in reverse- recording whatever I want from the TV to an SD card or
    HD? Not talking TiVO, etc, this is a discrete device independent of any
    paid services.

    If you're talking about recording over-the-air broadcasts or cable TV,
    there are many "TV Tuners" on the market. Some of the best are made by Hauppauge (www.hauppauge.com). I have the HVR-2250 dual tuner card in my computer, but they have external tuners, and cable compatible tuners as
    well.

    I use a free program called NextPVR (www.nextpvr.com) with a subscription
    to Schedules Direct TV listings (www.schedulesdirect.org) to select and
    record my TV shows.

    You can also look at the HD Home Run (www.silicondust.com).

    There are others as well, these are just the more popular ones I am aware
    of.

    Anthony Watson
    www.watsondiy.com
    www.mountainsoftware.com

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  • From Dan Wenz@21:1/5 to HerHusband on Sat Apr 30 05:18:21 2016
    On 4/24/2016 12:45 PM, HerHusband wrote:
    Hi Sam,

    services.

    If you're talking about recording over-the-air broadcasts or cable TV,
    there are many "TV Tuners" on the market. Some of the best are made by Hauppauge (www.hauppauge.com). I have the HVR-2250 dual tuner card in my computer, but they have external tuners, and cable compatible tuners as
    well.

    I use a free program called NextPVR (www.nextpvr.com) with a subscription
    to Schedules Direct TV listings (www.schedulesdirect.org) to select and record my TV shows.

    You can also look at the HD Home Run (www.silicondust.com).

    There are others as well, these are just the more popular ones I am aware
    of.

    Anthony Watson
    www.watsondiy.com
    www.mountainsoftware.com


    Thanks for that!

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