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RogerS · 23-01-12, 07:46 PM

I sometimes watch online television programmes streamed to a TV with a VGA cable and sound cable. Is it possible to route this through a hard disc/DVD recorder? My recorder only has a S-video input available, so I would need a VGA to S-video converter.
Or, is there software available, preferably free, to record direct to the computer’s hard drive?

nvingo · 24-01-12, 03:10 PM

If you want quality recording, the software route is the one to follow.
Converting VGA to S-video is possible but expensive, and will yield significant degrading (along with the re-encoding to MPEG by the recorder).
One device for this is Maplin item code A30AU currently listed at £50.

RogerS · 24-01-12, 04:37 PM

A VGA to S-Video converter is less than £2 on Ebay, so might be worth trying. If it doesn't work out, can anyone suggest software that will do the job?

23-01-12, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
RogerS Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 31 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Recording online TV I sometimes watch online television programmes streamed to a TV with a VGA cable and sound cable. Is it possible to route this through a hard disc/DVD recorder? My recorder only has a S-video input available, so I would need a VGA to S-video converter. Or, is there software available, preferably free, to record direct to the computer’s hard drive?

24-01-12, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
nvingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambs, UK Posts: 405 Thanks: 6 Thanked 65 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Recording online TV If you want quality recording, the software route is the one to follow. Converting VGA to S-video is possible but expensive, and will yield significant degrading (along with the re-encoding to MPEG by the recorder). One device for this is Maplin item code A30AU currently listed at £50.

24-01-12, 04:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
RogerS Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 31 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Recording online TV A VGA to S-Video converter is less than £2 on Ebay, so might be worth trying. If it doesn't work out, can anyone suggest software that will do the job?

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