Connecting Comcast HiDef to a laptop

My apologies if this topic has been covered elsewhere in this forum, if so please feel free to provide a link to point me in the right direction.

I'm fairly new to HD and have been trying to come up with a solution for archiving HD programming I currently have saved on my Comcast DVR.

I've spent a fair amount of time researching this and have come up with a wealth of information, most of it somewhat confusing and overwhelming and laden with acronyms that I'm not familiar with.

Here's what I'd like to do in a nutshell.

I currently have Comcast HD cable with a DVR connected to a Samsung 40-inch LCD. Sweet.

I'd like to feed the cable signal from my Comcast cable box to a laptop. I want full HD going into the laptop. I want to be able to use the laptop as a DVR, recording in HD. I want to connect the laptop to my 40-inch Samsung LCD TV and watch programming from my laptop on my TV. I want every part of it to be all HD-capable all the time. I don't want any analog/standard def links in the chain.

I guess ultimately what I'm trying to do is be able to save HD programming permanently on my laptop's hard drive, and play it back on my 40-inch TV. And not lose the HD quality.

How can I do this? It seems the main missing link is a piece of hardware between my Comcast box and my laptop.

I have a friend that has something called a Dell Angel TV tuner that he says does what I want, but I'm skeptical.

Thanks in advance.

My apologies if this topic has been covered elsewhere in this forum, if so please feel free to provide a link to point me in the right direction.

I'm fairly new to HD and have been trying to come up with a solution for archiving HD programming I currently have saved on my Comcast DVR.

I've spent a fair amount of time researching this and have come up with a wealth of information, most of it somewhat confusing and overwhelming and laden with acronyms that I'm not familiar with.

Here's what I'd like to do in a nutshell.

I currently have Comcast HD cable with a DVR connected to a Samsung 40-inch LCD. Sweet.

I'd like to feed the cable signal from my Comcast cable box to a laptop. I want full HD going into the laptop. I want to be able to use the laptop as a DVR, recording in HD. I want to connect the laptop to my 40-inch Samsung LCD TV and watch programming from my laptop on my TV. I want every part of it to be all HD-capable all the time. I don't want any analog/standard def links in the chain.

I guess ultimately what I'm trying to do is be able to save HD programming permanently on my laptop's hard drive, and play it back on my 40-inch TV. And not lose the HD quality.

How can I do this? It seems the main missing link is a piece of hardware between my Comcast box and my laptop.

I have a friend that has something called a Dell Angel TV tuner that he says does what I want, but I'm skeptical.

Thanks in advance.

This is a peice of hardware that will help you archive HD recordings onto your laptop.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018LX0DY/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=3532228007&ref=pd_sl_94zjxzzfs6_e

DeadHead68

This is a peice of hardware that will help you archive HD recordings onto your laptop.



DeadHead68

Great. I'd seen that before, but wasn't sure if it did what I wanted.

A couple of other questions--

I'm probably going to be buying a new laptop to run this thing. Anything in particular I need to look for on the laptop? I know I'll need an HDMI output and lots of RAM and hard drive space. I know I can also look in the PVR's documentation for other specs. Anything else in particular I need to make sure the laptop has?

Also, what about recording copyrighted stuff? I recently bought a DVD recorder and was disappointed to find that it refuses to burn a copy of most movies I've recorded on my DVR. Anyone know if this PVR addresses that issue at all?

Great. I'd seen that before, but wasn't sure if it did what I wanted.

A couple of other questions--

I'm probably going to be buying a new laptop to run this thing. Anything in particular I need to look for on the laptop? I know I'll need an HDMI output and lots of RAM and hard drive space. I know I can also look in the PVR's documentation for other specs. Anything else in particular I need to make sure the laptop has?

Also, what about recording copyrighted stuff? I recently bought a DVD recorder and was disappointed to find that it refuses to burn a copy of most movies I've recorded on my DVR. Anyone know if this PVR addresses that issue at all?


Sorry, I can't help with laptop specs. Try posting a question here

http://www.highdefforum.com/computers-htpcs-44/


If you connect the PVR to the DVR via Component, you will not have any of the copyright issues.

DeadHead68