It's a German maybe european thing, I don't know because I'm not using it myself, but its very accessible.
I used to have a builtin card, but I never found it accessible. I think it was a Haupage TV card. And I know what you mean; it's a shame that Microsoft doesn't do the Mediacenter in Windows 10 anymore. Take care, Alexandra > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 6:38 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Video Recording From Your PC, What's Next? > > Okay, that's one way of doing things, I take it what you've outlined is a U.S. > only thing right? > > FetchTV also does similar things to what you're talking about, I was > specifically referring to Free-To-Air programming received with a TV > Antenna. > > > > On 21/05/2015 2:12 PM, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: > > I know that that's not what you're talking about, but we have an internet > offer called Save-TV which for a mothly fee lets you record nearly any > program available and stores the movies/shows for a month during which > time you can download them in various formats. > > > > Obviously it's not the same, but a very good and useful alternative for > nearly every program. > > > > Take care > > Alexandra > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > >> Dane Trethowan > >> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:35 AM > >> To: PC Audio Discussion List > >> Subject: Video Recording From Your PC, What's Next? > >> > >> Hi! > >> > >> I was very sad to learn that Microsoft have decided not to continue > >> the development of Windows Media Centre which came as a standard > part > >> of Windows 7 Home Premium and above and was available as an optional > >> extra for Windows 8.x, it won’t be available for Windows 10. > >> > >> So what does one do for video recording on a Windows computer. > >> > >> There’s only one option I know of and that’s XBMC however the last > >> time I tired this with Windows 7 I couldn’t access it in any way > >> shape or form, there might be ways to set it up so it can be > >> controlled or accessed from the XBMC Controller Smart Phone Apps and > that’s something I’m investigating. > >> > >> So - assuming all is lost for Windows - what now? > >> > >> It looks as though its time to place some faith in the FetchTV Set Top Box. > >> > >> The Smart Phone Apps are very accessible to the point where you can > >> schedule programmes to be recorded from the TV guide. > >> > >> So what’s all this got to do with the Windows PC? The recordings you > >> make can be accessed by our computer if you want to do things that > >> way, you can play them with Windows Media Player, VLC or whatever. > >> > >> > >> ********** > >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest > >> of the halfwits in this world behind. > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > ********** > Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
