i have a dvd burner on my dell laptop. i want to burn dvd's of what i've got on my DVR cable box (like Tivo).
2006-09-26 17:34:25 · 4 answers · asked by caveman2353 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
With a video capture card (along the lines of a Hauppage WinTV or ATI TV Wonder) and a LARGE hard drive, yes... You'll capture the output from the cable box to a file, then burn that file to DVD.
Just keep in mind that recorded TV shows occupy massive amounts of space for that intermediate step.
2006-09-26 18:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Bestbuy sells a TV card for your pc, Cheap too, I think I paid less than $75 for mine, I have 125 channels and can record all my shows and burn to DVD
2006-09-27 00:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy an external TV tuner for your laptop from:
http://www.nextag.com/laptop-tv-tuner/search-html
2006-09-27 00:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, he has the answer. Check out http://www.PriceWatch.com
2006-09-27 00:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by acklan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋