I was a regular contributor here 8 years ago, in the days of Katie, E.D. Donahey, Fitness Beach, and Denise Austin. That's when HD was brand new, and very few had it. Now, my equipment is either lost or totally outdated. I wasn't going to get back into this again, but I've seen too many new babes. Rosana Franco was my old flame. Now I've fallen for Azucena Cierco. I just gotta scratch the itch and get set up to cap again.
In the past I used Pinnacle's Dazzle, then moved up to Hauppauge's WinTV PVR, which I liked. I've been doing a ton of research. I'm geek-challenged, so I definitely NEED a USB device! All my reading keeps bringing me back to the
"Hauppauge HD PVR 2" (Model 1512) I know its just a pass-through, but that worked fine for me in the past. I have a DVR from Bright House cable in a separate room, which essentially leaves me with three options.
1. Move the DVR from room to room every time I want to cap. My last and least favorite choice!
2. Buy a dual-pvr with its own hard drive. Not thrilled about renting some additional card from my cable company. They get enough already, and I pretty much have to keep my DVR where it is so others can watch the big screen TV.
3) Buy a 50-foot RCA cable to go from the living room DVR to the office PC/PVR. (probably my best choice, but the 50-foot cord worries me regarding signal strength) I already bought a 50-foot HDMI cable, but that was BEFORE I knew that the pvr wouldn't decode the HD signal coming from the cable company's DVR. All this leads me to a couple basic questions... sorry to be so long winded!
1) Can anyone tell me why I SHOULDN'T get the Hauppauge HD PVR 2?
2) Does anyone have experience using 50-foot RCA cables? Any loss in signal or cap quality?
3) Has anyone used the Hauppauge HD PVR 2, and later found a better USB device?
One last "off-topic" question that might save me some time. Does anyone have a "short" answer for the difference between RCA cables (red/white/yellow) and Component cables (red/green/blue)
Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a response. I want to get back in the game.
Azucena Cierco is waiting!
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