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<blockquote data-quote="nzdreamer55" data-source="post: 848133" data-attributes="member: 106790">Hello everyone,&nbsp;So I am about to get a video capture device and I cannot decide between the Hauppauge HD-PVR and the Colossus.&nbsp; I like the idea of the Colossus, but am a little afraid of the interface causing problems with the set up and maybe it taking resources from the computer vs the the chance that my cable box MAY allow unencrypted HDMI output (I'm not sure how to find out).&nbsp; The HD-PVR seems like a nice stand alone piece of equipment that could be switched between computers (in the future), but the set up to get it to changes the channels on my STB seems kind of hard.&nbsp; Also are there any problems with it's USB interface with my computer?&nbsp; Is this going to be fast enough?&nbsp; I want to record in at least 720p but maybe 1080i and I usually will not want to watch live TV.&nbsp; Mostly just want to save it into Media portal for later viewing.&nbsp;I hope that this is&nbsp; the right place to post this kind of question (I figured you all would have the best knowledge base about this).&nbsp; I'm in the USA and using Charter Cable box and service.&nbsp; I'm running Media portal 1.2.0 and have a 4 core machine so it isn't a beast, but is fast enough)&nbsp;&nbsp;ThanksSteve</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nzdreamer55, post: 848133, member: 106790"] Hello everyone, So I am about to get a video capture device and I cannot decide between the Hauppauge HD-PVR and the Colossus. I like the idea of the Colossus, but am a little afraid of the interface causing problems with the set up and maybe it taking resources from the computer vs the the chance that my cable box MAY allow unencrypted HDMI output (I'm not sure how to find out). The HD-PVR seems like a nice stand alone piece of equipment that could be switched between computers (in the future), but the set up to get it to changes the channels on my STB seems kind of hard. Also are there any problems with it's USB interface with my computer? Is this going to be fast enough? I want to record in at least 720p but maybe 1080i and I usually will not want to watch live TV. Mostly just want to save it into Media portal for later viewing. I hope that this is the right place to post this kind of question (I figured you all would have the best knowledge base about this). I'm in the USA and using Charter Cable box and service. I'm running Media portal 1.2.0 and have a 4 core machine so it isn't a beast, but is fast enough) Thanks Steve [/QUOTE]

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