PC recording Comcast Permium channels question

arkeanixii

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i am wanting to record Hbo and other channels like that using a pc what software and tv tuner card would you all recommend? i'm clueless when it comes to this.:eek:
 
You can choose either HDHomeRun Prime or Ceton InfiniTV 4 and you have to use Windows Media Center and get a CableCard from Comcast. Google all that; it's a good place to start.
 
As stated before you'll need a cablecard tuner. Haupauge makes one but I think the HDHomerun Prime or Infinitv4 are the best choices. Premium channels will most likely be copy protected or "copy once". Windows Media Center is the only option software wise to watch and record proctected content.

Also if you want to share that protected content throughout your home you're going to need an extender. Like an Xbox 360 or Ceton Echo.
 
You could also get an ati digital cable tuner off of ebay for super cheap if you only care about recording one channel at a time. Though like mentioned above everything will be copy once so plan on the pc that the show is recorded on being the only pc that can watch it besides an xbox 360 or other media center extender.
 
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