Capturing HDTV broadcasts.. How?

[jbenj01]

Is there a less expensive way to capture/record HDTV broadcasts than buying a DVHS recorder??

I realize that I'd have to buy a HDTV decoder/card and would need a very big hdd correct? the problem is, my home theater is situated in a separate room from my pc system.. i'm not sure how to tackle this.. Please advise. Thank you.

[BJ_M]

1. buy a HDTV decoder/card .

2. get a wireless HDTV transmitter/receiver (not all that expensive)

there is a bunch of them at tigerdirect.com by grandtec ..

[jbenj01]

Great.. thanks. But is there any drawback using wireless, i.e., loss in quantity or quality? And any recommendations as to which card?

[BJ_M]

Great.. thanks. But is there any drawback using wireless, i.e., loss in quantity or quality? And any recommendations as to which card?

1. no idea

2. http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/Video/mdp120.asp -- but ATI just did a press release they will have one also, very soon or maybe already .

[WuphonsReach]

By the time you price out the cost of a HTPC (Home Theatre PC) along with $300 for the HDTV capture card... D-VHS starts to look price competitive.

AVSForum has an entire section dedicated to HTPC and HDTV.

[jbenj01]

Yes, you have a point.. But I'm also thinking of the price of DVHS tapes and longevity vs. storing on hdd or DVD-R. I can xfr captured HDTV content to DVD-R (with some re-encoding, no??).

After reading a bit, I also understand that some cards encrypt the content captured and some don't.