Media PC noobness
07-15-2008, 02:09 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
Originally Posted by Jorsher
I can't invite people because my ratio is too low, but yes there's a good tracker out there that will max j00 connection 
Oh and my 360 is now onnected to Live....man, ef the 360 ugh, it has so much potential as an expender of my regular PC, and I cant ever get ---- to work. I have media center too, wtf?
07-15-2008, 02:11 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
Originally Posted by jagojon3
Yes, coax goes right into the tuner card. Do you use a cable box? The only HD channels that you will get most likely are the local networks, and that's only if your cable company broadcasts them in clear QAM.
07-15-2008, 02:50 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
Originally Posted by Snafubmx234
Yeah, I use a cable box. I "think" it has a coaxial out. I hope so...
I'd find a card with hdmi, component, or dvi inputs. I think they make hdmi/dvi adapter cables.
07-15-2008, 02:53 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
Originally Posted by Jorsher
Ummm I could be wrong because I've never tried, but can you get a good HD signal through coax, if at all? They're pretty low quality...
I'd find a card with hdmi, component, or dvi inputs. I think they make hdmi/dvi adapter cables.
I'd find a card with hdmi, component, or dvi inputs. I think they make hdmi/dvi adapter cables.
Almost every single tuner card out there has at least one coax input.
07-15-2008, 02:54 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
I can get DVI/HDMI adapter cables. Do these "HD tuner cards" just read the ---- in, or do they work similarly to a cable box? The card won't replace the cable box, will it? ---- I gotta do some more research, work sucks :P
07-15-2008, 02:56 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
Can you plug the coax straight into your tv or do you need the cable box to decrypt the channels? I'm guessing the latter.
In that case, you typically hook up an output from your cable box to the tuner card (same connection you would plug from the box to your tv, the tuner card acts as a tv). You can also use an IR blaster so the computer can control the cable box and change the channel, say if you have something to record when you're not home and the cable box is on the wrong channel.
In that case, you typically hook up an output from your cable box to the tuner card (same connection you would plug from the box to your tv, the tuner card acts as a tv). You can also use an IR blaster so the computer can control the cable box and change the channel, say if you have something to record when you're not home and the cable box is on the wrong channel.
07-15-2008, 03:14 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
Originally Posted by Snafubmx234
I can get DVI/HDMI adapter cables. Do these "HD tuner cards" just read the ---- in, or do they work similarly to a cable box? The card won't replace the cable box, will it? ---- I gotta do some more research, work sucks :P
If so youll need an =ATSC tuner in addition to a NTSC tuner, but MCX is configureable to use the set top box as well.....
07-15-2008, 03:26 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
Holy ---- BDV, I'm having to look up all these terms you keep spitting out :P
Yeah, I have digital cable now, don't know about my new place. I'm going to wait to order ---- (except monitor and hard drive) until I move.
Yeah, I have digital cable now, don't know about my new place. I'm going to wait to order ---- (except monitor and hard drive) until I move.
07-15-2008, 05:10 PM
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Re: Media PC noobness
It sounds like this will cost alot of money. But i am interested in running one as well as i have a desktop that i don't use anymore and i don't have a problem throwing some new cards in it.
BUT what is so different then me plugging my laptop into my 52" bravia xbr5 via the hdmi out on my laptop?
I do that all the time and its 1080p and i have an external hard drive plugged into it.
So what is the difference?
BUT what is so different then me plugging my laptop into my 52" bravia xbr5 via the hdmi out on my laptop?
I do that all the time and its 1080p and i have an external hard drive plugged into it.
So what is the difference?
