diff --git a/libtriple/record_td.cpp b/libtriple/record_td.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ab9ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libtriple/record_td.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
+#include "record_td.h"
+
+#if 0
+#include <libeventserver/eventserver.h>
+#include <neutrinoMessages.h>
+#endif
+
+#define INFO(fmt, args...) fprintf(stderr, "[cRecord:%s:%d] " fmt, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, ##args)
+#if 0	// change for verbose debug output
+#define DBG INFO
+#else
+#define DBG(args...)
+#endif
+
+/* helper function to call the cpp thread loop */
+void *execute_record_thread(void *c)
+{
+	cRecord *obj = (cRecord *)c;
+	obj->RecordThread();
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+cRecord::cRecord(int /*num*/)
+{
+	INFO("\n");
+	dmx = NULL;
+	record_thread_running = false;
+	file_fd = -1;
+	exit_flag = RECORD_STOPPED;
+}
+
+cRecord::~cRecord()
+{
+	INFO("calling ::Stop()\n");
+	Stop();
+	INFO("end\n");
+}
+
+bool cRecord::Open(int /*numpids*/)
+{
+	INFO("\n");
+	exit_flag = RECORD_STOPPED;
+	return true;
+}
+
+#if 0
+// unused
+void cRecord::Close(void)
+{
+	INFO("\n");
+}
+#endif
+
+bool cRecord::Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short * apids, int numpids)
+{
+	INFO("fd %d, vpid 0x%02x\n", fd, vpid);
+	int i;
+
+	if (!dmx)
+		dmx = new cDemux(1);
+
+	dmx->Open(DMX_TP_CHANNEL, NULL, 0);
+	dmx->pesFilter(vpid);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < numpids; i++)
+		dmx->addPid(apids[i]);
+
+	file_fd = fd;
+	exit_flag = RECORD_RUNNING;
+	if (posix_fadvise(file_fd, 0, 0, POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED))
+		perror("posix_fadvise");
+
+	i = pthread_create(&record_thread, 0, execute_record_thread, this);
+	if (i != 0)
+	{
+		exit_flag = RECORD_FAILED_READ;
+		errno = i;
+		INFO("error creating thread! (%m)\n");
+		delete dmx;
+		dmx = NULL;
+		return false;
+	}
+	record_thread_running = true;
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool cRecord::Stop(void)
+{
+	INFO("\n");
+
+	if (exit_flag != RECORD_RUNNING)
+		INFO("status not RUNNING? (%d)\n", exit_flag);
+
+	exit_flag = RECORD_STOPPED;
+	if (record_thread_running)
+		pthread_join(record_thread, NULL);
+	record_thread_running = false;
+
+	/* We should probably do that from the destructor... */
+	if (!dmx)
+		INFO("dmx == NULL?\n");
+	else
+		delete dmx;
+	dmx = NULL;
+
+	if (file_fd != -1)
+		close(file_fd);
+	else
+		INFO("file_fd not open??\n");
+	file_fd = -1;
+	return true;
+}
+
+void cRecord::RecordThread()
+{
+	INFO("begin\n");
+#define BUFSIZE (1 << 19) /* 512 kB */
+	ssize_t r = 0;
+	int buf_pos = 0;
+	uint8_t *buf;
+	buf = (uint8_t *)malloc(BUFSIZE);
+
+	if (!buf)
+	{
+		exit_flag = RECORD_FAILED_MEMORY;
+		INFO("unable to allocate buffer! (out of memory)\n");
+	}
+
+	dmx->Start();
+	while (exit_flag == RECORD_RUNNING)
+	{
+		if (buf_pos < BUFSIZE)
+		{
+			r = dmx->Read(buf + buf_pos, BUFSIZE - 1 - buf_pos, 100);
+			DBG("buf_pos %6d r %6d / %6d\n", buf_pos, (int)r, BUFSIZE - 1 - buf_pos);
+			if (r < 0)
+			{
+				if (errno != EAGAIN)
+				{
+					INFO("read failed: %m\n");
+					exit_flag = RECORD_FAILED_READ;
+					break;
+				}
+				INFO("EAGAIN\n");
+			}
+			else
+				buf_pos += r;
+		}
+		else
+			INFO("buffer full! Overflow?\n");
+		if (buf_pos > (BUFSIZE / 3)) /* start writeout */
+		{
+			size_t towrite = BUFSIZE / 2;
+			if (buf_pos < BUFSIZE / 2)
+				towrite = buf_pos;
+			r = write(file_fd, buf, towrite);
+			if (r < 0)
+			{
+				exit_flag = RECORD_FAILED_FILE;
+				INFO("write error: %m\n");
+				break;
+			}
+			buf_pos -= r;
+			memmove(buf, buf + r, buf_pos);
+			DBG("buf_pos %6d w %6d / %6d\n", buf_pos, (int)r, (int)towrite);
+#if 0
+			if (fdatasync(file_fd))
+				perror("cRecord::FileThread() fdatasync");
+#endif
+			if (posix_fadvise(file_fd, 0, 0, POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED))
+				perror("posix_fadvise");
+		}
+	}
+	dmx->Stop();
+	while (buf_pos > 0) /* write out the unwritten buffer content */
+	{
+		r = write(file_fd, buf, buf_pos);
+		if (r < 0)
+		{
+			exit_flag = RECORD_FAILED_FILE;
+			INFO("write error: %m\n");
+			break;
+		}
+		buf_pos -= r;
+		memmove(buf, buf + r, buf_pos);
+	}
+	free(buf);
+
+#if 0
+	// TODO: do we need to notify neutrino about failing recording?
+	CEventServer eventServer;
+	eventServer.registerEvent2(NeutrinoMessages::EVT_RECORDING_ENDED, CEventServer::INITID_NEUTRINO, "/tmp/neutrino.sock");
+	stream2file_status2_t s;
+	s.status = exit_flag;
+	strncpy(s.filename,basename(myfilename),512);
+	s.filename[511] = '\0';
+	strncpy(s.dir,dirname(myfilename),100);
+	s.dir[99] = '\0';
+	eventServer.sendEvent(NeutrinoMessages::EVT_RECORDING_ENDED, CEventServer::INITID_NEUTRINO, &s, sizeof(s));
+	printf("[stream2file]: pthreads exit code: %i, dir: '%s', filename: '%s' myfilename: '%s'\n", exit_flag, s.dir, s.filename, myfilename);
+#endif
+
+	INFO("end");
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
+}
+
diff --git a/libtriple/record_td.h b/libtriple/record_td.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ee61c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libtriple/record_td.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef __RECORD_TD_H
+#define __RECORD_TD_H
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include "dmx_td.h"
+
+typedef enum {
+	RECORD_RUNNING,
+	RECORD_STOPPED,
+	RECORD_FAILED_READ,	/* failed to read from DMX */
+	RECORD_FAILED_OVERFLOW,	/* cannot write fast enough */
+	RECORD_FAILED_FILE,	/* cannot write to file */
+	RECORD_FAILED_MEMORY	/* out of memory */
+} record_state_t;
+
+class cRecord
+{
+	private:
+		int file_fd;
+		cDemux *dmx;
+		pthread_t record_thread;
+		bool record_thread_running;
+		record_state_t exit_flag;
+	public:
+		cRecord(int num = 0);
+		~cRecord();
+
+		bool Open(int numpids);
+		bool Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numpids);
+		bool Stop(void);
+
+		void RecordThread();
+#if 0
+		/* apparently unused */
+		void Close(void);
+		void RecordNotify(int Event, void *pData);
+#endif
+};
+#endif