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gilfreed   01-22-2009 at 02:07:31 PM

Hello, this is a multi-part question that there seems to be no answer for.

1st. Is it possible to take the HDMI out put from a HD DVR Directv Receiver and Input it into a Blackmagic Design Intensity or some other HDMI PC Input card?

2nd. If that is not possible to do because of HDCP encrypting, can it work with a HDCP stripper in the line?

3rd. If neither of the above things work. What is the best recommended way to watch HD Satellite TV, not record, on my HTPC?

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badge   01-22-2009 at 04:30:31 PM
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I have used Slingbox Pro for several years to watch my home Dish Satellite from whatever location I am at on any given day. There is a HD version of Slingbox.

http://support.slingmedia.com/go/slingbox

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gilfreed   01-22-2009 at 08:07:17 PM
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Hey, that looks like a great solution that I haven't thought of. So how does the Slingbox work with a Directv HD DVR? Do you run an A/V out connection from the DVR to the Slingbox, then connect it to your router with a ethernet cable? If that was the case, could you hook the ethernet cable directly to your computer if you had a second ethernet port?

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badge   01-22-2009 at 09:12:31 PM
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That's pretty much it. Install the software on any computer in the world and watch it from the streaming link the slingbox has created. Kinda.

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gilfreed   01-22-2009 at 09:46:33 PM
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Sweet! Thanks for the info.

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badge   01-22-2009 at 09:50:46 PM
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I watch my home Dish network at whichever office I am at that day. Works great for me.

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badge   01-24-2009 at 01:11:49 AM
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blah13243 wrote :

Slingbox cool, Orb free



Orb is hardly capable of the function of slingbox.

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Qnigma   10-10-2009 at 06:34:23 PM
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Hello,
The answers provided here don't actually apply - the slingbox can does NOT have an HDMI input - therefore you suffer from quality loss - the question was about capturing HDMI. there are several analog solutions - but lets be real - not a solution.
the question: how do you record HDMI 1080p (or other) output from a directv box into the computer; for editing and viewing later.

Analog solutions are ... well the 90's

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badge   10-10-2009 at 06:49:47 PM
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Qnigma wrote :

Hello,
The answers provided here don't actually apply - the slingbox can does NOT have an HDMI input - therefore you suffer from quality loss - the question was about capturing HDMI. there are several analog solutions - but lets be real - not a solution.
the question: how do you record HDMI 1080p (or other) output from a directv box into the computer; for editing and viewing later.

Analog solutions are ... well the 90's



First of all you have revived a thread from January 2009. OP is no longer concerned with any solution you are referring to. Second of all the answers given certainly do apply. Read the threads before replying and in the future try not to revive old threads where the OP is no longer present on the Forum.

OP wrote:

""What is the best recommended way to watch HD Satellite TV, not record, on my HTPC?""


Message edited by badge on 10-10-2009 at 06:57:15 PM
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