Recording WoF in HD...any advice?

I use a device called the Hauppauge PVR Rocket. It's mainly meant for recording video games, but you can use it for TV as well. It's not a TV tuner, so you can't set it to record at a certain time.

www.amazon.com/Hauppauge-1540-Rocket-1080p-Recorder/dp/B00GEBVEI6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451683757&sr=8-1&keywords=hauppauge+pvr+rocket

It's very user-friendly. It records everything to a USB flash drive (not included) that you plug into the side, so you can play or edit the files right on your computer as soon as you're done recording, plus it's very portable if you need to record at different places.

It probably won't let you record TV via HDMI In because of HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection, the same problem exists when recording a Playstation 3 with HDMI), but you can do it with component cables instead, which is what I do. The device comes with a plug for all five component cables (red, green, blue for video, red and white for audio). I run those cables from the back of my set-top box to the device and an HDMI cable to my TV so that I can still watch. Once it recognizes video input and USB memory at the same time, it turns green and it's ready to record. You just press the big red button to start and stop. Since it only records videos 2 GB at a time, I always stop recording once commercials start and then start again after two or three commercials.

The Hauppauge Rocket can record in 720p at 60 frames per second (which, for Wheel, makes it look just like you're watching it on a real TV) or 1080p at 30 frames per second, whichever higher resolution it detects from the input source. I prefer to record Wheel in the better framerate, so that means I have to make sure my box is set to output at 720 and not 1080. You also need to make sure that you don't touch anything on the box or remote (guide, volume, info) that would make images appear on the picture, because those will appear on the recording as well, so keep captions and, if your provider has such a feature, onscreen caller ID, turned off.

The videos are recorded in MP4 format, so they can be edited in just about any video editing software if you'd like to piece everything together and edit out any commercials. The filesize comes out huge (for me, 1.85 GB for a typical episode with commercials cut out), but I use a program called HandBrake to compress the filesize without sacrificing hardly any video or audio quality.

The 2 GB limit has nothing to do with the flash drive. That's just how the Rocket records. Once it records 2 GB worth of footage, it starts recording for a new video file, so you don't have to stop, but it will result in multiple video files in the end. Usually two segments of Wheel is enough for one file, but I always stop and start during each break because it's easier for me if I need to edit the files together or if I need to view one of the files. I know that the first file is the Toss-Ups and Round 1, second file is Round 2, etc.

Feel free to ask me any questions once you get it.