I have the Hauppauge HVR 1850. I do not like WinTV as there is very little user control. Also, the WinTV registry hack does not work with the HVR 1850. I'm looking for some good capture software that will capture MPEG2, and allow me to control things like resolution, bitrate, and cropping.

I looked at several guides, but it seems as though many them were written a few years ago. I would like some more current information if possible.

Any recommendations?