I use a PVR since the end of January, and in my honest opinion, the setup is no great shakes. Although at the first time you may have some things that you're not completely sure about, once you get the hang of the PVR, starting to plug cables in, and tweaking the settings from your PC, you'll think the PVR is the most simple thing you've ever seen.
For most of the PVRs of the market, in order to record the high definition video resolution from your PS3, you have to do it through the component video signal (Y Pb Pr). The main reason is because the HD video output from the PS3 is encoded with the HDCP protocol if you use the HDMI signal, and the PVRs can't decode it (PCIe cards can, but they require a higher-tier PC to do smooth recordings at high bitrates and resolutions). The Y Pb Pr signal is not encoded, and thus, can be recorded.
The PVR will receive the said signal, and then it'll pass-through to your TV with no delay, while at the same time is being recorded and saved to your PC with an specific software.
The setup is the following:
• Your console, with a Component AV cable.
• Your TV, with a Component video input signal (Y Pb Pr).
• The PVR, with both said in/outputs, the component AV cable for the output signal, and the data cable.
• Your PC, which you need to control the recording and its settings. With a dual-core CPU and a decent graphic card compatible with DirectX 9, you won't have any problems.
I've attached a simple graphic of the setup. However, if it's necessary, I'll do a photo of the setup I'm using, but it isn't anything unusual. Just plug this in, plug these other, manage the cables so they don't use a lot of space, turn your PC on and you're done.
Just plug this in, plug these other, manage the cables so they don't use a lot of space, turn your PC on and you're done.
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