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Old 05-26-2006, 11:45 AM
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Help for a newbie...

Hello,

I have been reading up on this product and I am slightly confused on how it works and what I need. Hopefully someone can help me out.

I live in NJ and I have a digital cable box. Now if I want to record in HDTV, what do I need to purchase from Beyond TV to do so? There are many options on the site and I am not sure which one is correct.

I also plan on building a new PC, with either Windows XP or Media Center. Which one is better for this product? Also, do I need additional hardware (like say a TV turner card?) to get this to work?

If anyone could help me it would be great.

Thanks in advance
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Old 05-26-2006, 01:31 PM
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Re: Help for a newbie...

First, BTV can only record over the air HDTV, not from your cable box. You will need to have at least 1 tuner card, but you'll very quickly want more than one. Most people have gone with hauppage cards for SD TV, but there is a wide range of HD cards that BTV supports.
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Re: Help for a newbie...

Ok so what is over the air HD? And will the card BTV is selling work for HDTV?
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Re: Help for a newbie...

OTA HD means you can capture HD with an antennea, if you are lucky to be near a big city. Depends on the card. Which card were you looking at.
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