Basic HD question from a noob
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2006-07-15, 12:11 PM
I'm finally gonna make the jump and get a 46" Samsung DLP. I want to get HD service from DTV and be able to record it. Can that be done or is OTA the only option for recording? I currently record cable and DirecTV using a PVR150 and a Theatrix 550. All help with recommendationsis appreciated. Oh, and I don't think OTA HD is available in the boonies where I live.:confused:
2006-07-15, 06:41 PM
Can you RTBMA
(Run that by me again) but without all those acronyms. 
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2006-07-15, 07:52 PM
I basically want to know if I can record high definition from a source (Directv H20 box) or is an antenna my only option. I want to add the high def along side my analog recordings.
2006-07-15, 07:53 PM
bobrap Wrote:I'm finally gonna make the jump and get a 46" Samsung DLP. I want to get HD service from DTV and be able to record it. Can that be done or is OTA the only option for recording? I currently record cable and DirecTV using a PVR150 and a Theatrix 550. All help with recommendationsis appreciated. Oh, and I don't think OTA HD is available in the boonies where I live.:confused:OTA is fairly easy with a supported HD device. I can't think of a way to make the DirectTV work, except record from you set top box. That would give you analog, as I am not aware of any capture devices that can accept the digital output.
David
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2006-07-15, 07:56 PM
At this stage, in the US, your only option is to record OTA digital using one of the available ATSC digital OTA cards (ATI A180, Fusion etc), or to record a standard definition signal output by your Directv H20 box via analog card like Hauppauge PVR150.
Directly recording US digital cable will probably be possible in 6 months or so in the US (MS Vista defines the QAM / CableCard interfaces). Directly recording US digital satellite is unlikely to happen anytime in the near future.
2006-07-15, 08:33 PM
You could get one of these:
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHO...oRecorders http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/con...tId=900025
2006-07-15, 10:17 PM
So I guess OTA is "over the air". Still don't know what DLP is. :confused:
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2006-07-15, 11:04 PM
jim08127 Wrote:So I guess OTA is "over the air". Still don't know what DLP is. :confused:DLP is the type of TV. http://www.tvauthority.com//DLP-TV-HDTV/DLP-TV-HDTV.asp
2006-07-15, 11:05 PM
td911 Wrote:You could get one of these:Yea, my problem is the DirecTV DVR only does OTA for local channels and I can't receive OTA.
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