EFF's HDTV-PVR CookBook

[electron]

EFF.org has posted a step-by-step HDTV-PVR installation guide, as a way of protesting against the broadcast flag. They want as many people as possible to build one of these now so they wouldn't be affected by the broadcast flag.

Click here to go to the installation guide

 

[Bruce L]

Is the hardware they recommend the best out there for a PC HDTV PVR ? I currently don't have an HDTV feed but hope to get a satelite feed later this year (VOOM or Dishnet) and sure don't want to be limited by the broadcast flag. If there is a better card which one?

This is the link to their reccommendation:
http://www.pchdtv.com

Bruce

 

[electron]

That's indeed one of the better ones and is Linux compatible. You can get HDTV now using an OTA antenna, so no need to wait for a satellite feed.

 

[Bruce L]

LOL - well if you do a mapquest on Delphos,KS you will quickly see why I want satalite. I can barely get regular broadcast TV let alone any HDTV feeds. I looked closer at this card and it only has Svid or OTA feeds. So I need a diff card that offers an input from a sat box that is HD.
THanks, tho.

Bruce

 

[electron]

There aren't too many of those out there, and the ones that are out there are barely supported.