[R_Star]

i want record a world cup game while i am away, i am just wondering if there is a way that i can use a timer so i dont have to record useless stuff. thanks in advance, help much appreciated.

[Stream Recorder]

It is always a good idea to read the manual before using a program ;)

HiDownload (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/HiDownload-capturing-streaming-video-and-audio-downloading-movie-streams-record-Internet-radio.htm) has a very nice scheduler, that might be not so easy to find unless you read the user manual ;)

On the left pane find "Live broadcast manager" and click on it. Then add a new download by pressing the "Add" button. Enter the URL and go to the "Schedule" tab. Here it comes. You may record once, or daily, or by selecting the weekend days, ...

The coolest thing is that HD can even change the stream URL using some date patterns (like DD_MM_YYYY). I haven't seen anything similar in other stream recorders (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/all-streaming-video-recording-software.htm).

[Stream Recorder]

I haven't seen anything similar in other stream recorders.

It appears that NetTransport (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/record-streaming-video-windows-media-and-real-video.htm#NetTransport) can also set-up the date in the URL when making a scheduled recording. Although I found it much easier to set-up with HD.