In case you haven't figured it out, the folks producing HD content don't want you recording it and burning it to HD DVDs. That's why HDMI requires handshakes and authorization - to make sure you aren't sending it to an unauthorized recording device.
Yeah, I've noticed, but I'm not giving up that easily!
This product is not on their site yet and I look forward to researching it... If the above claim is true then that HD down conversion switch may get flipped way sooner than expected and HDMI will be the only way to get real HD to your screen...
That was EXACTLY my thought as I'm preparing to move my 55" component only RPTV upstairs and continue to use it for a few more years. Please do NOT screw this up, Hauppage!
But doesn't it seem odd that they're claiming 2 hours of Blu-Ray HD video on a standard 4.7gb DVD?
But doesn't it seem odd that they're claiming 2 hours of Blu-Ray HD video on a standard 4.7gb DVD?
Reading back through that paragraph reveals that this is actually AVC-HD format, not Blu-ray. AVCHD is more compressed, intended for camcorder recording to maximize recording time on space-limited media.
It looks like this device captures HD from the component output of a cable or sat box and sends it via USB to be saved on the PC's drive. Now if the USB signal is encoded and the drive file can only be viewed on that PC, similar to the media center scheme, then everything is in line with present practice. We only have half the story.
I was at the CES and spoke to the folks in booth. They indicated that they are intercepting the component signal that would normally be sent to your tv via component cables and encoding that to a file. They assume that all satellite/cable decryption is done by the attached STB prior to outputting thus they are recording a pure signal. It is quite simple really, it just relies on your STB to decrypt and output. Seems like a great way to get around dealing with cablecards or waiting for direct tv to create a computer card tuner.
Not really odd. mpeg-4 does a better job of compression than mpeg-2. I can easily get 2 hours of HD DivX on a standard 4.7GB disk. This hardware sounds like a good solution to the recording of HD signals that aren't already in mpeg-2 or mpeg-4 format.
So If I understand what you said correctly, this also explains why I can't find a device like the old fashioned vhs recorder, a recorder that will burn down a program that i can watch later. AND not have to pay for a subscription. Without using a PC. Or is there?
