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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 769017" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hi again DaveNot that I know of. The Colossus and HDPVR do 1080i max. Tuners with capture inputs will be very much inferior as most only handle SD.Not really actually. I don't know of anywhere in the world where 1080p is broadcast, simply because the cost of broadcasting a channel at such a resolution is very high. 1080i is very good, and takes only about half the bandwidth of 1080p (half bandwidth -&gt; half cost). So there is that. I would agree that there are consumer video cameras that capture in 1080p these days, but you don't need to run the recordings through a capture card to get them onto your computer - you just copy the files across (or whatever...).<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Yes, but not all the time. I'd imagine the answer would almost certainly be &quot;yes&quot; with a provider like Directv. There are two main forms of protection that you'd see at that stage:1. HDCP - high-bandwidth digital copy protection. This is used with HDMI. Apparently the Colossus' HDMI input does not support inputs that are protected with HDCP.2. Macrovision - an analog copy protection technology.There are ways of getting around both, but I'd ask you to respect our forum rules and not discuss anything further about such things here.Yep, sounds about right, although you don't need the latest and greatest i7 system. I think an i3 would probably be more than enough. I'm not so up to date with my knowledge in this area as the last PC I bought was a first gen Core 2.Can you give an example of such a card?mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 769017, member: 82144"] Hi again Dave Not that I know of. The Colossus and HDPVR do 1080i max. Tuners with capture inputs will be very much inferior as most only handle SD. Not really actually. I don't know of anywhere in the world where 1080p is broadcast, simply because the cost of broadcasting a channel at such a resolution is very high. 1080i is very good, and takes only about half the bandwidth of 1080p (half bandwidth -> half cost). So there is that. I would agree that there are consumer video cameras that capture in 1080p these days, but you don't need to run the recordings through a capture card to get them onto your computer - you just copy the files across (or whatever...). ;) Yes, but not all the time. I'd imagine the answer would almost certainly be "yes" with a provider like Directv. There are two main forms of protection that you'd see at that stage: 1. HDCP - high-bandwidth digital copy protection. This is used with HDMI. Apparently the Colossus' HDMI input does not support inputs that are protected with HDCP. 2. Macrovision - an analog copy protection technology. There are ways of getting around both, but I'd ask you to respect our forum rules and not discuss anything further about such things here. Yep, sounds about right, although you don't need the latest and greatest i7 system. I think an i3 would probably be more than enough. I'm not so up to date with my knowledge in this area as the last PC I bought was a first gen Core 2. Can you give an example of such a card? mm [/QUOTE]

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