Recommend TV Recorder Software

[dreaded_beast]

I have an old Hauppage TV Tuner card and wanted to install it to turn my computer into a PVR. I want to be able to record shows to my computer, so that I can watch them at my leisure, similar to a TiVo.

Any suggestions on what software to use?

 

[2WS-Steve]

I think if you go to the Hauppage website you can download WinTV for free. That came with my card and worked fine.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Depends on your technological expertise. MythTV is generally regarded as the best for homebrew PVR, but it's Linux based and not always the easiest thing to set up. A very powerful and flexible setup, though. It's also pretty capable even with older hardware.

ReplayTV has switched from a hardware PVR to selling PVR software for the PC. I've not had a chance to test it, but I've had one of their hardware units for a few years and love it -- much better than my parent's TiVo IMO. If their software product is as good as the hardware it might be worth looking into.

You could also try and get a copy of Windows Media Center edition.

 

[dreaded_beast]

Unfortunately, I don't think any of the current PVR software will work with my Hauppauge card.

I just realized how old my TV Tuner card is. It's OLD, as in from 1998.