Recording TV programs without a VCR

stefano

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?

espresso

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.

DuncanMiller

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

Could I not just plug my TV (through Video and Audio cables) onto my OH's laptop and away I go?

lee634

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

Well, thanks anyway.

marleyboy

:eek:

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