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StarK

i have bought the pixelview pro3 card..!! 1200bucks/-! possibly a philips chipset. supports stereo audio!!

Features:

* Watch TV on your PC
* Listen to FM Radio on your PC
* Captures video from S-Video or Composite input
* Analog TV system (NTSC or SECAM or PAL)
* Teletext for PAL TV System
* Support SAP Stereo in Analog TV
* Record TV/video into MPEG 1/2/4*
* Time-shifting
* Schedule Recording while sleeping mode

ag_prasun

timeshifting is like pausing live tv??
i mean, when you pause a channel,does it resume from where it was paused??

StarK

yup... u can specify how much it will buffer on ur hdd, if the buffer doesnt run out, then it'll resume from wher u paused it;

like tata sky+, only in this case u can also save the videos unlike sky, and also it doesnt cost u a load of money upfront !!!

ag_prasun

true.
and how does the actual timing of thev resume?
the tym for which you paused,how is it recovere to actual tym?

StarK

well it doesn't ... thats timeshifting...


i see u r my age prasun, any chance u know lucknow??

ag_prasun

OMG!!!
so if i pause a live match for,say, 2hours,then i will never again be able to see a live match again???

[OT : m frm delhi.i have a frnd in lucknow studyin in amity there]

StarK

yup... the point is that u shud not pause it for 2 hours (record it instead) !... its for taking short breaks n all... yes if u did pause for 2 hrs then u wnt get the live feed till i guess forwarding?... i havent used it yet so cant comment for sure .

ag_prasun

ok...
lots of queries were cleared.i think i will keep it in mind while buying a timeshift tv card..
thanks!

StarK

no problems m8, n yes got the card with the normal 1 yr manufacturer warranty.... cya

H@rry

hey buddy, can u plz post the screenshot of the captured video, if it's good enough, I will also buy the same, Pinnacle one is around Rs 2300...

and one question, wat does this mean
"* Captures video from S-Video or Composite input"
I mean will it work for both DTH and normal cable TV ??

StarK

ya this is what it means, it will record from dth services as well as anything which offers video out....

after my research what i found was that pinnacle uses greater cpu than other cards....the difference in quality is not so much that u spend double on it!
look at the humble intex above!, though intex is not good with video from dth, saw after searching here at IBB.

let the card arrive first i'll post a video for you... though i dnt know how gud will it be with the crappy cable available in my area.

i'm sure if it contains a philips chipset then it will definitely give good results.... and yes i'm sure its got the philips chip, 'Philips Semiconductors SAA7130' and it supports stereo while most don't.

this the full model no. PixelView PlayTV Pro 3 PV-A7130P. <--- this is the chip model.

H@rry

lol ok np...i thought you have already installed it

Thanks for the info....waiting for the captured video !!

rajan1311

hey plz comment on the quality.

Plz send in pics of ur screen shots of ur recording.

ag_prasun

my external tuner does everything mentioned above,except for timeshift thingy..

StarK

if u can find out what chipset ur card is running on we can figure out if it will support it or not prasun.

"Time-shifting

Time-shifting is another compelling reason to go digital. Quite simply, time-shifting allows the viewer to pause a live TV broadcast and then resume it later on. Imagine you're watching a show and the phone rings. You press pause and answer the phone, but the computer keeps receiving the digital content while the show is paused. This information is written to the hard disk until you press pause again and continue playback. At this point, the recording will continue to buffer to the hard disk while you catch up. Using time-shifting, you can sit down to watch a half-hour show ten minutes after it started, and then press fast-forward to speed through all the advertisements while you're watching.

Time shifting also allows you to record shows and watch them later, and because digital TV is broadcast as an MPEG-2 stream, the computer only needs to decode the broadcast if it's playing it back. So, if you're not watching while you're recording, the PC can simply save the stream directly to the hard disk, which requires relatively little processing power. Bear in mind that this takes a large amount of hard disk space (approximately 1MB per second for an SD stream), so you'll want to regularly archive any recorded footage by burning it to CD or DVD. Also, keep in mind that if you are recording programs to the hard drive, you will require a significantly higher storage capacity to record HD programs as it records at between 2-3MB per second. "

Good Gear Guide - Buying Guide - TV Tuner Cards

ag_prasun

i have read the mnual very thoroghly after this discussion.it does not mention anywhere of such a capability..

wil it still be possible without hardware support??

StarK

i seriously don't know... i got the card today... it looks good. installed without troubles, remote is cute, pvr software is fine. but i still haven't got the cable split ...

it is giving me the usual white noise and the screeching sound it makes. cudnt figure out how to start the fm though...

ag_prasun

which model finally??
why do you need to split the cable??
do you mean the cable-tvs cable??

cool_techie_tvm

An offtopic query. Any ideas about the cost of cables per meter which are being used for cable tv transmission. Also the cost of splitter. I shall be needing these as soon as i buy the tv tuner card.

ag_prasun

here in delhi,cables cost 15rs/m..
splitter would be for a sub-100 price tag definitely!!