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Hauppauge Announces Affordable HD Recorder
The HD PVR captures high-def video from cable or satellite and stores it on the PC.
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No photos are currently available for the HD PVR, but it will ship in Q1 for $249.
January 11, 2008 | by Rachel Cericola

Hauppauge isn’t the first company to unveil the HD PVR. However, at $249, they might be one of the more affordable options.

The HD PVR is a USB-enabled device that connects to any high-def cable or satellite box, and records HD into the H.264 AVC format. Included software allows for playback on a PC.

It can also make AVCHD recordings, which is the format used on Blu-ray players. The recordings, however, can be made onto a traditional DVD disc. Hauppauge says about two hours of Blu-ray content can fit on a 4.7GB DVD.

Sadly, there are no product photos yet; however, the HD PVR will be available sometime in Q1 2008.



Rachel Cericola - Contributing Writer
Over the past 15 years, Rachel Cericola has covered entertainment, web and technology trends. Check her out at www.rachelcericola.com.



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Posted by Brent  on  01/12/08  at  11:49 AM

John,
It attaches to your cable or satellite box via the analog RGB output from your box.  You would control the channels on the box via either a serial control or an IR blaster (included with the tuner).

There’s more info on this post but still no pictures:
http://brentevans.blogspot.com/2008/01/hauppauge-demos-pvr-recorder-to-record.html

Posted by Rachel Cericola  on  01/12/08  at  09:20 AM

John: Unfortunately, there’s no other information about the product right now. However, it does claim to connect to both satellite and cable. That’s all I can tell you… we’ll have to wait and see.

Posted by John Werner  on  01/12/08  at  01:04 AM

How does it connect to a HD-DirecTV box???  I always heard that the only way to record HD in it’s full resolution w/ 5.1 sound was to have a HD-DirecTVDVR box???  By all means clue me in to this card being able to attach and record from a satellite box.


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