Regs said:This would be my advice:
(1) get a TV Tuner "card" for your computer (I recommend the following as it has an MPEG-2 encoder built in: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10057681&catid=20001 )
(2) split your cable so that you can hook it up to the new "card"
(3) use the PVR software that comes with the TV Tuner to record to your computer hard drive
(4) burn DVDs of the recorded games
You'll need to make sure you have plenty of hard drive space, otherwise you'll need to buy a secondary drive.
Cheers,
~Regs.
knvb said:Does anyone know of a site where a guy could watch the games on-line? Or perhaps down load them after the fact? I've gone and retired my VCR haven't I?
Little help?
This is an excellent question. Does anyone have an answer. I don't think I've got enough processing power to deal with the TV tuner card option, so I'd like to give the DVD recorder option a go.Sage said:An alternative is to buy a DVD recorder, but I'm not sure how much "actual TV time" I can burn onto a single DVD.
Regs said:For the DVR question - if you want to burn DVD quality, you are gonna be limited to about 2 hours... I have no idea regarding lower the quality and burning in real-time.
For Shaw Digital discussions and resources, I recommend this forum: http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=36
I seem to recall that there are some issues in getting recorded PVR stuff off of the Shaw boxes... do a search in the above mentioned forum (and let me know what you find as I am getting a high-def box this week and haven't decided if I am going to go for the PVR model or not).
For those looking for a way to watch their home TV online, check out a product called Slingbox: http://www.slingmedia.com/ very cool product!
Cheers,
~Regs.
...Rogers' digital cable clients, for example, can watch games for up to 24 hours after they air using a free on-demand service. If they can't wait until they get home, Rogers' Internet subscribers can watch free highlights on the Web. And for those on the go, Rogers is selling $20 packs of video clips for cellphones, featuring goals and penalties.