10-01-2009, 07:13 PM
Mine's hooked up to a 2GHz C2D Mini. I'm very happy with the HDPVR, picture quality is great, and you also get full surround AC3. Steve's app will covert from the native m2ts format to .mp4 without reencoding, and from there you can edit with MpegStreamclip (which is free) and save as a MOV. Plays back flawlessly in Front Row. At 10kbps (capture rate is adjustable), a standard 2 hour movie checks in between 3 and 4 GB.
I don't use the Hauppauge box as a DVR, just for capture, so I have no particular opinion there.
I don't use the Hauppauge box as a DVR, just for capture, so I have no particular opinion there.