A company called Plextor has developed a USB device called a Mini Digital HDTV Receiver that according to the company allows users to watch, pause, and record high-def TV content on most Windows-based laptop computers. From the announcement:
"Plextor's Mini Digital HDTV Receiver includes software that automatically scans for free air-to-air digital and HD signals in the area. The signals are pulled in by a digital flat antenna. The receiver features a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface for easy connectivity with laptops running Windows® 2000/XP/Vista(TM) operating systems. In this basic configuration, users can watch, pause, and record live TV with standard definition TV and HDTV video resolution. Recorded TV is converted to MPEG-2 files in real-time and stored on the hard disk drive."
The Mini Digital HDTV Receiver goes on sale next month and is priced at $99. I'll try to get my hands on one and let you all know how it works.
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Very interesting idea. Do know whether this will be able to handle HDCP when the providers decide to quit being "nice" guys?
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