[mythtv-users] I thought you couldnt capture Componnet?

[Mitch Gore]

but wouldnt they have to convert everything to digital then re-encode it?

On 4/11/07, Henry A Harper III <hah at alumni.rice.edu> wrote:
>
>
>
> >I was just browsing the net and went to Sling Media's page and saw they
> have a
> >SlingboxPRO that can capture HD video via component and re-encode it to a
> lower
> >quality for broadband speeds.
> >
> >Now i ask,  How can they produce a product that can digitize component HD
> (up to
> >1080i) and re-encode it for $250?  And there is no product we can buy
> that
> simple
> >converts component video back to digital?
> >
> >Makes me scratch my head!
> >
> >Thoughts?
>
> It's the "re-encode to lower quality" that is the catch - the "HD capture"
> is only 640x480 according to
> http://finalcutpro.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=85004and
> you can't get more than 320x240 out to the internet. Easy to "capture HD"
> for cheap if the first thing you do is throw out all those extra bits and
> really capture SD.
>
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