Hi all,
I've got an old Panasonic DMR-EH50 that I've been using to grab Formula 1 races broadcast on NBCSports on FIOS.
Dunno which of us is brain damaged, but I've missed the last several and have decided to see if I can upgrade this now nearly 10 year old DVR. For those who don't know F1 is broadcast live which means it's on in the wee hours of the morning most of the the time.
Ideally, what I'd like is a unit with a mouse that can change the channel on my set top box to the proper one and then record the race from the coax out port (or the component out) on the box. HD is a must. The Panasonic is SD and the downsampled stream from the set top box leaves something to be desired.
The Samsung smart TV that I bought a while back does a channel guide thing so I don't know why someone couldn't market a DVR with the same functionality.
And no, I'm not interested in a TIVO box.
I'm willing to roll my own if it's the only option. I would also accept a driveless solution as I have an NAS box on my home network which serves as a media center. Actually I would prefer this solution.
I've looked at the some of the recommended boxes and am confused and bewildered.
Would some kind sole provide some recommendations?
Thank you very much!
Chris
I've got an old Panasonic DMR-EH50 that I've been using to grab Formula 1 races broadcast on NBCSports on FIOS.
Dunno which of us is brain damaged, but I've missed the last several and have decided to see if I can upgrade this now nearly 10 year old DVR. For those who don't know F1 is broadcast live which means it's on in the wee hours of the morning most of the the time.
Ideally, what I'd like is a unit with a mouse that can change the channel on my set top box to the proper one and then record the race from the coax out port (or the component out) on the box. HD is a must. The Panasonic is SD and the downsampled stream from the set top box leaves something to be desired.
The Samsung smart TV that I bought a while back does a channel guide thing so I don't know why someone couldn't market a DVR with the same functionality.
And no, I'm not interested in a TIVO box.
I'm willing to roll my own if it's the only option. I would also accept a driveless solution as I have an NAS box on my home network which serves as a media center. Actually I would prefer this solution.
I've looked at the some of the recommended boxes and am confused and bewildered.
Would some kind sole provide some recommendations?
Thank you very much!
Chris