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Recording TV programs without a VCR

My favourite program starts on sunday, and I would like to record it. My VCR is broken, but my OH has a laptop.
Does anyone know if it is possible to record TV programs onto the laptop hard-disc?
If anyone knows, they are bound to be on this forum?

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    It is possible providing you have a TV receiver/capture device and enough spare hard disk space. A good signal is also required for it to work but presumably you have that fed into your broken video.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • yes a USB adaptor would be the way to go

    if you do not have a good signal it might be worth seeing if you can find one which does digital and analogue incase you cannot pick up a good enough digital signal!
  • stefano
    stefano Posts: 949 Forumite
    Could I not just plug my TV (through Video and Audio cables) onto my OH's laptop and away I go?
  • lee634
    lee634 Posts: 1,030 Forumite
    no unless you have a video capture card it will not work
    VGA is purely for graphics and the connection i believe you are talking about is for an output to a separate monitor
  • stefano
    stefano Posts: 949 Forumite
    Well, thanks anyway.
  • marleyboy
    marleyboy Posts: 16,698 Forumite
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    stefano wrote:
    Could I not just plug my TV (through Video and Audio cables) onto my OH's laptop and away I go?
    :eek:

    Gonna hide my laptop from the MRs
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