check this out! a cheap(er) HD DVR solution?

[Fgsilva]

Hi,

I was doing some search for adaptor so that I can use my computer monitor as a TV for our boat and I saw this:

http://www.copperbox.com/lite/mdp120.php

Has anybody seen/tried this out? From what I understand, it only works for OTA signals. I also dont' know how much hard drive space you'd need for recording digital signal.

 

[gpflepsen]

Go to AVSforums and do a search there. Many have used it and report on its abilities.

 

[richmert]

I've had the MYHD card for over a year and always loved it. I bought it because I wanted to see what HDTV was all about before I bought a 10K HDTV and my 19 inch plasma monitor was the only HD device I had. Now I have an HDTV and Dish 811 but if I want to record anything in HD I still need the MYHD card.
oh yeah i bought mine at the following site and they have the newest versions:
http://www.digitalconnection.com/

 

[Barry Erick]

I've used copperbox several times and also like that is is almost around the corner from me for in-store pickups. I've had one of their fusion-dtv (non hd) cards for several years, now, and like it. Do recordings almost daily. Saves it in its own format, though.

 

[Fgsilva]

I've had the MYHD card for over a year and always loved it. I bought it because I wanted to see what HDTV was all about before I bought a 10K HDTV and my 19 inch plasma monitor was the only HD device I had. Now I have an HDTV and Dish 811 but if I want to record anything in HD I still need the MYHD card.
oh yeah i bought mine at the following site and they have the newest versions:
http://www.digitalconnection.com/

Hey,

So, how much hard drive space do you need to, for example, record 2 hours of HD programming?

Thanks.

 

[John Kotches]

IIRC, it was somewhere around 8-10GB per hour. You can't get an exact number because most stations are using Variable bit rate.

Cheers,