Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle - HD PVR Alternative?

[Deacon Crusher]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/15/b...hdmi-for-your/

[PiX64]

Looks pretty sweet...need some more specs though on it...Would be AWESOME if there was an HDPVR alternative out there.

I never had much luck with the HDPVR 8 or so months ago...Would love to get Premium HD content back...

[jerryt]

Originally Posted by PiX64

need some more specs though on it...

Comes in a PCIe version also
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/pro...ity/techspecs/

[GKusnick]

Originally Posted by jerryt

Comes in a PCIe version also
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/pro...ity/techspecs/

The Intensity Pro has been around for quite a while (long before the HD-PVR) and has been extensively discussed here in the past. The most relevant threads are:

BlackMagic Intensity Pro: recording HD via HDMI/Component
How To: Record 1080i HD Component from Any Source

Bottom line is that people have made it work, but it's not a simple setup by any stretch, and is very CPU-intensive during recording (since the compression is done in software).

[flavius]

There's now a Silicon Dust cable card on the horizon, but guys already know that I assume?

[paulbeers]

Originally Posted by flavius

There's now a Silicon Dust cable card on the horizon, but guys already know that I assume?

Umm...these are totally different products. The Silicon Dust product will only work with Cable systems and with Cable Card. This works on any system with an STB (cable, Dish, Directv). The Silicon Dust product doesn't interest me at all since I use Dish Network.

[flavius]

^Yes, that would be a product for cable only. Sure, I mean who cares about those dish users?

[sic0048]

Originally Posted by flavius

I mean who cares about those dish users?

Yeah, getting 30-40 HD channels for just $31.80/mo (that price includes all taxes and fees BTW) really sucks.... Why would anyone want to use Dish at those prices...

[Fluffdaddy]

Dish's HD Absolute...............no better deal on the planet.

Trilled I'm grandfathered in

[OldPCGUY]

Originally Posted by flavius

^Yes, that would be a product for cable only. Sure, I mean who cares about those dish users?

Comcast Triple Play - $195/month for me in 2008
Internet, Phone, Cable TV

Now

OTA Antenna - 55 Channels - FREE all digital (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS .. Inds
AT&T DSL - $25/Month
VOIP Phone - $20/Month
Dish Turbo HD Bronze - $30/Month


Comcast had great audio on thier VOIP. But I don't need or want 200 Channels.

[teesee150]

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/pro...ity/techspecs/

Is it possible to use this with Sage? It has component input (stereo sound) but it also has HDMI with 8 channel sound. The HDMI is HDCP protected but would it work with non-HDCP devices or if HDCP could be stripped (I'm thinking HD-Fury with a second converter to go back to HDMI).

I did a search and didn't find anything on the forums about the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle.

* merged *

[mikejaner]

Originally Posted by teesee150

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/pro...ity/techspecs/

Is it possible to use this with Sage? It has component input (stereo sound) but it also has HDMI with 8 channel sound. The HDMI is HDCP protected but would it work with non-HDCP devices or if HDCP could be stripped (I'm thinking HD-Fury with a second converter to go back to HDMI).

I did a search and didn't find anything on the forums about the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle.

* merged *

In short probably not what you're looking for.
Based on what the company has produced in the past, this device is likely just a RAW input device. This means the HD signal you would get out of this Shuttle would write at about a gigabit a second or so. You would fill up a 500gig drive, if it could even keep up, in about roughly an hour plus change.

[stanger89]

Yup, presumably there's a reason it's USB-3.