OT: open source/ hardware video recorder in NY Times

[Josef Lowder]

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On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:07, Shawn Badger wrote
> I have played with one and have been happy with it so far, but the 
> one big catch that I found is it only codes ATSC (digital tv). 
> That kind of killed for what I purchased it for originally.

I don't understand what that means ... 
Does that mean it can only playback through a digital monitor?