The days when folk owned HD displays but didn’t make much use of them, because of expensive peripherals or satellite subscription costs... could be over. Hauppauge Digital has created an HD TV tuner card that picks up free-to-air HD channels.
The Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-HD-S2 card plugs into a PCI slot on a PC and connects to a …
Your article says that "... you still won’t get access to all Sky’s HD content, unless you have a subscription."
Surely in actual fact the only way you will (legally) get access to Sky HD content is via a Sky HD box - Sky still haven't licensed their encryption for use in anything other than their STB's. Unless the Reg knows something we don't...?
investigate the world of the dream box and dragon cams etc - these can work with the subscription sky hd channels - no sky hd box required - you still need a valid subscription though
As far as I can see the only channel you will get with this card is the BBC HD Preview channel, and for the majority of the time all that shows is a 30minute revolving series of clips from old BBC programmes which were made in HD. Wimbledon, some of the Proms and the occasional sporting fixture are about all you'll see,
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The days when folk owned HD displays but didn’t make much use of them, because of expensive peripherals or satellite subscription costs... could be over. Hauppauge Digital has created an HD TV tuner card that picks up free-to-air HD channels. The Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-HD-S2 card plugs into a PCI slot on a PC and connects to a …
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Posted Wednesday 1st August 2007 20:25 GMT
Simon Brown
Can't pick up Sky HD on this surely? #
Your article says that "... you still won’t get access to all Sky’s HD content, unless you have a subscription."
Surely in actual fact the only way you will (legally) get access to Sky HD content is via a Sky HD box - Sky still haven't licensed their encryption for use in anything other than their STB's. Unless the Reg knows something we don't...?
Posted Thursday 2nd August 2007 10:16 GMT
alan lovedog
you dont need a sky hd box #
investigate the world of the dream box and dragon cams etc - these can work with the subscription sky hd channels - no sky hd box required - you still need a valid subscription though
Posted Thursday 2nd August 2007 10:16 GMT
Michael Ross
Not quite what it seems #
As far as I can see the only channel you will get with this card is the BBC HD Preview channel, and for the majority of the time all that shows is a 30minute revolving series of clips from old BBC programmes which were made in HD. Wimbledon, some of the Proms and the occasional sporting fixture are about all you'll see,
Posted Thursday 2nd August 2007 10:16 GMT
Scott Mckenzie
HD Channels #
No, you can't and won't get the Sky HD channels, but you will get the free to air ones that are provided.. such as BBC HD
Posted Thursday 2nd August 2007 14:10 GMT
Lim Phoon
ReallY? #
Are you sure it's the full BBC HD channel or just the reel-feed? I'd love to get this if it does cos then I can watch Top Gear in HD!!
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