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recording shows from cable TV?

whats the best way to record a show - for example - a tennis match from Tennis Channel into some format that I will be able to keep forever. I have the regular DVR box that allows me to record from Time Warner, but I have to get a new box at least once per year since the box craps out. Maybe onto some permanent storage system that I can keep forever? Maybe something better exists nowadays? suggestions
goldenears7
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
I think if you use digital signal feeds to your TV and go analog audio and lower video feeds you can get around copy protection, just a trial and error thing.
riley804
628 posts
 
whats the best way to record a show - for example - a tennis match from Tennis Channel into some format that I will be able to keep forever

What OS are you currently using on your computer ?

Have you thought about this :

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-media-center/
hifihvn
943 posts
 
The analog outputs from your cable box into your DVD recorder ,should work.That's what I do.Of course it's standard definition.Before that,I used a VCR.Try to buy one with a 30 day return,just to be on the safe side, but I never ran into a copy guard.
davetherave
95 posts
 
I'm pretty sure that you can record a show on your DVR (for ease of initial "capture"), and then output it to a DVD recorder.
herman
1,974 posts
 
The last I tried a DVD recorder (several years ago) I fed the analog audio/video from my cable box to the recorder. It worked fine but it would not copy anything from HBO.
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