Pioneer Elite Pro 1110HD plasma

[natrlhy]

If my Pioneer Elite Pro 1110HD plasma has these specs, would I even need something like a Vbox DTA-150 in my HTPC?

Item Media Receiver, Model: PRO-R04U
Reception System (Digital) ATSC Digital TV system
Circuit type 8VSB demodulation
Tuner VHF/UHF VHF 2–13ch, UHF 14–69ch
CATV 2–125ch (Standard Channel Plan, 8VSB only)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Reception System (Analog) American TV standard NTSC system
Circuit type Video signal detection PLL full synchronous detection, PLL digital synthesizer
system
Tuner VHF/UHF VHF 2–13ch, UHF 14–69ch
CATV 1–125ch
Audio multiplex BTSC system
Terminals Rear DTV Antenna 75 Ω UNBAL, F Type for DTV in

Or am I missing something regarding how this all works?

[GKusnick]

I'm not sure quite what you're asking. If you want to be able to record OTA HD programs onto your PC's hard drive, then you're going to need an OTA HD tuner in your PC, regardless of whatever tuners may be built into your TV. Unless you're saying the TV itself has a digital output that can be captured by the PC (which seems fairly unlikely).

[natrlhy]

The plasma has two antenna A/B out connections. It got me thinking that I could connect this to an RF/coax connection on a TV capture card.

[stanger89]

Nope, well, you could (basically passthrough I'm guessing), but you'll still need an ATSC card to record HD.

[natrlhy]

Thanks for helping me clear this up