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  • Lensman
    GFY Chaperone
    • Jan 2001
    • 9846
    #1

    Windows Media Center and HDTV - doesn't work

    As far as I can tell, no way to get HD programming into Media Center. All the HD cards are for off-air or open cable HD signals. None of them have HDMI or component input.

    Any ideas?
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    • AaronM
      GFY Royality ;)
      • Oct 2001
      • 46917
      #2
      Format c: sig

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        • BoyAlley
          So Fucking Gay
          • Nov 2004
          • 19714
          #3
          Spend some of your teh monies to buy TIVO instead of dealing with Microsoft muck-a-muck?

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            • Lensman
              GFY Chaperone
              • Jan 2001
              • 9846
              #4
              TIVO. Been there, done that.

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                • BoyAlley
                  So Fucking Gay
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 19714
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Lensman
                  TIVO. Been there, done that.
                  I have a sony DVR that's pretty sexy look into those?

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                    • Lensman
                      GFY Chaperone
                      • Jan 2001
                      • 9846
                      #6
                      I have Motorola HD DVR's, and a key digital HD switch to share across the house. But not the same thing as true centralized content.

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                        • AaronM
                          GFY Royality ;)
                          • Oct 2001
                          • 46917
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Lensman
                          As far as I can tell, no way to get HD programming into Media Center. All the HD cards are for off-air or open cable HD signals. None of them have HDMI or component input.

                          Any ideas?

                          Have you considered software other than Media Center?

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                            • AaronM
                              GFY Royality ;)
                              • Oct 2001
                              • 46917
                              #8
                              http://www.snapstream.com/products/beyondtv/


                              "Record HDTV from free, over-the-air digital TV signals "
                              Last edited by AaronM; 04-16-2007, 03:40 PM.

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                                • Masterchief
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jun 2006
                                  • 530
                                  #9
                                  You can use firewire to connect your PC to a cable receiver.

                                  Alternatively, if you have Vista you can get an Cablecard tuner that allows you to receive all HD cable programming.

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                                    • HDADULT
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Aug 2005
                                      • 1152
                                      #10
                                      Some of the new laptops have hdmi out. Havent tried it yet so not sure how it looks. I would imagine pretty good with a decent LCD or plasma.
                                      Would you like to play a Game? - War Games, 1983

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                                        • Lensman
                                          GFY Chaperone
                                          • Jan 2001
                                          • 9846
                                          #11
                                          Where can I get a CableCard Tuner? I thought they were not widely available.

                                          And HDMI OUT is no problem. It's the IN that's the problem.

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                                            • sortie
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Mar 2007
                                              • 7771
                                              #12
                                              OMG!!! Something with windows doesn't work!!!!

                                              I'm lost for words.....the horror.

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                                                • Masterchief
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jun 2006
                                                  • 530
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Lensman
                                                  Where can I get a CableCard Tuner? I thought they were not widely available.

                                                  And HDMI OUT is no problem. It's the IN that's the problem.
                                                  right now cablecard tuners can be bought with new "certified" pc's, dell is one company I know of that sells them.

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                                                    • Chris
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • May 2003
                                                      • 27880
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by AaronM
                                                      Format c: sig
                                                      I giggled at that.
                                                      [email protected]

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                                                        • Lensman
                                                          GFY Chaperone
                                                          • Jan 2001
                                                          • 9846
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Masterchief
                                                          right now cablecard tuners can be bought with new "certified" pc's, dell is one company I know of that sells them.
                                                          Have a Link?

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                                                            • Masterchief
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jun 2006
                                                              • 530
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Lensman
                                                              Have a Link?
                                                              Just checked and it looks you might be out of luck for the moment, apparantly they pulled shipments of them because of some bug.

                                                              http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...ble-tuner.html

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                                                                • Chef86
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Sep 2006
                                                                  • 2930
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Lensman could you be my mentor?

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                                                                    • Lensman
                                                                      GFY Chaperone
                                                                      • Jan 2001
                                                                      • 9846
                                                                      #18
                                                                      And we still wait

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                                                                        • Sly
                                                                          Let's do some business!
                                                                          • Sep 2004
                                                                          • 31379
                                                                          #19
                                                                          I'm looking into building a system for my house, too. I want a centralized server with everything on it: movies, shows, some music, etc. Then I want each computer and each TV to be able to pull from it. Both of my TVs are HDTVs.

                                                                          Has anyone done this?

                                                                          As far as this thread goes... HDMI is still fairly new technology. May have to wait a bit yet. When I bought my first HDTV about 2 years ago I had a difficult time finding HDMI, then when I bought my second last summer, pretty much every TV had HDMI. My cheapo DVD player has it even.
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