Using a capture card to save shows from PVR??

[CanadianZ]

I want to transfer some shows I have on my PVR receiver to my computer. I was thinking of getting a capture card and using that to save the events, but I have a few questions first.

1. How much quality am I going to lose through this method if any??

2. How much video can I fit on a DVD without losing quality??

3. What features or specifications should I look for when buying a capture card??

4. What about software?? Any recommendations??

5. Any recommendations for a card??


Thanks very much for the help.

CanadianZ

[jggimi]

You might take a walk thru the HDTV / DVB / TiVo Forum (http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=64), and see if there is a methodology there that suits your requirement. Depending on your product, you may find methods that take you all the way to DVD digitally.