OT - recording games, PVRs
I am looking at recording the games this year, and do not want to pay a monthly fee for a DVR (so no TiVo, etc.). My searches for in-line video recording brought no rewards, but I see that today's gamers are recording their action in real time (with ability to later edit and upload clips... to personal fans? ...sheesh, I'm getting old. I thought Super Mario 3 was pretty high-tech, what with shadows and all.) - I digress.
MGoBlog is the internet's leading source of legit hype videos. Does anyone have experience recording games with these PVR mechanisms? Specifically, any thoughts on the Hauppauge HD PVR 2 line-up vs Dazzle? Thoughts on software comparisons would be great as well (Dazzle includes Pinnacle broadcasting software - is this marketing hype, or a worthwhile consideration?)
My apologies if this has been discussed before.
August 29th, 2014 at 10:42 AM ^
Generally, people get DVR's through their cableco or sattelite provider. A few even offer TiVO (for a fee). One advantage of TiVO is that you can get their free PC program that allows you to upload video from the TiVo to a PC wirelessly. You can then convert to AVI (or any other format) and view the game/ movie/ show on any device.
If you are OTA or don't want to use your TV provider, then I believe Hauppage has some solid products, but don't have experience using them.
Another thought is if you wait a few hours, doesn't somebody upload the full game to a torrent site?
August 29th, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
August 29th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
Rip the .mp4's from each of the sites.
this -
"I am looking at recording the games this year, and do not want to pay a monthly fee for a DVR"
is not going to yield you a recording any better than what's available on those sites.
August 29th, 2014 at 12:13 PM ^
I'm not super familiar with mgovideo, other than what I can see right now on the site. What's the typical delay between the end of the game and when it's posted there? A day? A week?
August 29th, 2014 at 12:16 PM ^
it's there by Sunday 3PM EST.
August 29th, 2014 at 12:31 PM ^
Awesome. Thanks!
August 29th, 2014 at 12:45 PM ^
August 29th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
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August 29th, 2014 at 12:15 PM ^
it's the TV service where the majority of the cost lies. I'm assuming he's disconnecting TV service completely.
August 29th, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
August 29th, 2014 at 2:28 PM ^
Channel Master DVR+ might be what you're looking for. It doesn't have all the features of a TiVo or other DVRs (Can't tell it to only record new episodes, so it'll end up recording duplicates).