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<blockquote data-quote="nzdreamer55" data-source="post: 708790" data-attributes="member: 106790">Hello everyone,In an effort to save a little we have decided to get out information services from our cable company (I'm in the USA).&nbsp; The price point now makes it cheaper for us to get all of our services from them.&nbsp; The once change that will be happening is that we will now have to use a set top box to get our content (this isn't totally true, there will still be clear QAM stuff).&nbsp; So I have started to think about how to integrate this box into my mediportal machine so we can record HD stuff.&nbsp; Has anyone use this card with media portal?&nbsp; I am thinking that I can use the component output from my HD box for this card, not the HDMI.&nbsp; I'll have to set up a blaster to the box (not looking forward to this).Does anyone have any experience with this?&nbsp; I have read that it won't record 1080p (but it will do 1080i).&nbsp; I guess that this is also a function of my HD box and what it outputs.<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100049" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100049</a>I just checked and my HD set top box will only output 1080i so this isn't a problem that it will not do 1080p.Anyone got any info about this card (or maybe another solution that is about the same price and complication level-AVerMedia AVerTV USB HD DVR Digital Video Capture Device MTVUHDDVR HDMI Interface looks good, but it is about $100 USD more&nbsp; but maybe worth is if it has an included set top blaster)?<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100052" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100052</a>ThanksSteve</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nzdreamer55, post: 708790, member: 106790"] Hello everyone, In an effort to save a little we have decided to get out information services from our cable company (I'm in the USA). The price point now makes it cheaper for us to get all of our services from them. The once change that will be happening is that we will now have to use a set top box to get our content (this isn't totally true, there will still be clear QAM stuff). So I have started to think about how to integrate this box into my mediportal machine so we can record HD stuff. Has anyone use this card with media portal? I am thinking that I can use the component output from my HD box for this card, not the HDMI. I'll have to set up a blaster to the box (not looking forward to this). Does anyone have any experience with this? I have read that it won't record 1080p (but it will do 1080i). I guess that this is also a function of my HD box and what it outputs. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100049[/url] I just checked and my HD set top box will only output 1080i so this isn't a problem that it will not do 1080p. Anyone got any info about this card (or maybe another solution that is about the same price and complication level-AVerMedia AVerTV USB HD DVR Digital Video Capture Device MTVUHDDVR HDMI Interface looks good, but it is about $100 USD more but maybe worth is if it has an included set top blaster)? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100052[/url] Thanks Steve [/QUOTE]

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