HDMI Input card

[waterhead]

I know that many of you cable TV viewers wish that you could record your HD cable shows.

There is a new computer card that enables you to capture through a HDMI input. I don't have cable, but do any cable boxes have a HDMI output? Is this card of any use?

Here's a link to it:
BlackMagic Design - Intensity

Paul

[kevbeck122]

Yeah there are a couple of boxes that have HDMI.. I think Dish and DirecTV also have HDMI on their boxes.  Wouldn't HDCP interfere somehow though?

[waterhead]

I don't know, it looks like it's for home video (no DRM).

I saw this card mentioned in the MythTV forum. They don't know what to make of it either.


Paul

[murdoc]

Seems rather cheap ($250) for a card to archive your HD collection.

[tazman]

I read through everything I found on their web site.  Was anyone able to determine whether the in and out HDMI connections do a live pass through.  I would assume it does.  Also I am not all that up on HDMI.  Does that interface handle the audio as well?

[tazman]

I looked it up and answered my own question.  It does handle both the audio and video.