Need advice about buying a TV-reception card.

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

I have WindowsXP professional and I want to use the computer to see TV and
to record the programs to a 300Gb external hard drive via Firewire.

Can someone advise me where to find suitable software and hardware to
install so that I can see and record quality TV and record suitable
programs, and also to preset the recording just like a VCR recorder.

I am new to this.

Please help, Frank

 

[Jerry]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Do a Google search.

"Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23oKn%23I$YFHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I have WindowsXP professional and I want to use the computer to see TV and
>to record the programs to a 300Gb external hard drive via Firewire.
>
> Can someone advise me where to find suitable software and hardware to
> install so that I can see and record quality TV and record suitable
> programs, and also to preset the recording just like a VCR recorder.
>
> I am new to this.
>
> Please help, Frank
>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Any TV Tuner card should come with some software but for real "Tivo" like
facilities, you should purchase Windows Media Center 2005 and stop using
Windows 2000.
--
Cari
(MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)

"Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23oKn%23I$YFHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I have WindowsXP professional and I want to use the computer to see TV and
>to record the programs to a 300Gb external hard drive via Firewire.
>
> Can someone advise me where to find suitable software and hardware to
> install so that I can see and record quality TV and record suitable
> programs, and also to preset the recording just like a VCR recorder.
>
> I am new to this.
>
> Please help, Frank
>
>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Many thanks for the replies. I'll start on this now.
Regards, Frank













"Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23oKn%23I$YFHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I have WindowsXP professional and I want to use the computer to see TV and
>to record the programs to a 300Gb external hard drive via Firewire.
>
> Can someone advise me where to find suitable software and hardware to
> install so that I can see and record quality TV and record suitable
> programs, and also to preset the recording just like a VCR recorder.
>
> I am new to this.
>
> Please help, Frank
>
>
>
>