If you like Hauppauge's TV tuners but don't necessarily want to install a PCI card in your computer—or you have a laptop—the WinTV HVR 950Q is a USB alternative. It sports coaxial input for unencrypted cable (Clear QAM) or an OTA antenna, and comes with Hauppauge's WinTV software for viewing and. I'm trying to put together a media server setup for the living room, but I'm trying to cut costs. We have Dish DVR, and the only way I can find to get HD programs from that is using the Hauppauge HD PVR. That goes for about $150, so I'm wondering if anyone knows of an alternative way to get HD programs. Holt Precalculus Teacher Edition.

Does the Hauppauge understand the Dish DVR, or are you merely recording an input stream using it? My guess is that it's the latter. So you're asking for an alternative frame grabber? I currently use (there are newer variants) the Avermedia Live Gamer Portable. I'm a Linux user.

See Also supported, in the same category of device, are the Roxio GameCap HD Pro and AVerMedia C985. If you're a user of one of these devices, you may be interested in our alternative GamerCap software, which provides more features for this device,. I've just bought the Hauppauge PVR 350 and as everyone knows, WinTV2K is a big pile of poo. So i've been hunting around for some alternatives but all.

When combined with a powered splitter I can remove HDCP and record 720p standalone. When connected to Windows it can record 1080p, but because I don't like Windows, I mainly use it standalone to record 720p. It records to an SD card. Then I pop the card and process the capture via (whatever) into my Plex server. Maybe that's not 'great', but it's very utilitarian. Allowed me to capture Marvel's Daredevil for storage on my Plex server (for example). When connected to Windows, the Avermedia will record straight to file on your Windows box at 1080p (no SD card needed).