recorder is in the mail.
but just now, after pulling out my wires and taking a look behind my Tv box, i realized i dont have component input/output... which i need if i want to use the Hauppauge. hmm. so i might have just wasted 200$. nice.
need to see if there is another way to connect it, or if there are converters from component ends to ?? ends. if not, im gonna be pissed for a while.
edit in detail.
cant use HDMI with any external recorders. so i bought AVmulti(ps3) to component, which plugs into HVR. then i need to go from HVR to TV with components as well.
component has 5 cables. green, red, blue + red/white audio
composite is your standard 3 cable red/white/yellow
i just read, that they might be interchangeable (composite and component). but while that may be true, i am not willing to go from 1080/720 HD quality down to 480 SD. SD on a big tv just looks incredibly bad. no way.
edit2
on an australian cnet review, it says my TV model has 1 set of component outputs. but i didnt see it.. wtf
edit3
semi wtf, semi good news. i have a plasma HD tv, but it doesnt have traditional component cables. what it does have is a D-4 terminal, which can play up to 720p. im willing to use that. so i think i found out that most japanese gaming systems (gamecube, wii) use these plugs, so i think i can find one really cheap. heres praying it all works,..
Note; they would work, but even Wii only allows 480p. not that anyone cares? lol