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I am thinking about getting this.
I am splitting the signal in my pc room to my modem and running the other cable to a basic receiver I got from Verizon. Can you record what you watch with this? If so how does it work? Thanks.
06GTFanatic 1 year ago
If you have Vista or Windows 7 (Home premium or Ultimate) you will have windows media center.
IF NOT you can use the WinTV software that comes bundled. It's a decent enough program, but the WMC is more polished and can work with extenders.
Unlike most DVR's or Tivos the HVR only has 1 tuner. Thus you can either watch TV, record, or Watch and record THE SAME CHANNEL. If you want to watch another channel you'll need another card or simply a TV.
Using WMC you'll have a "HVR" with a TV guide.
Phrasz013 1 year ago
how do you get HD channels through your cable? i have the same card as you do. its been driving me crazy lol
guy2weird 2 years ago
Currently I do not have HD setup (been months since living at this apt).
I have two theories about HD, however the second one is untested:
1)Over the air- simple have a really good outdoor antenna for all local broadcasts. The HD shown is ove rthe air (hence channel numbers in the 1000's)
2)Via cable- The cable "could" be plugged into the ATSC / over the air tuner plug. Anything that is not scrambled "should" show up. YET, most cable companies have scrambled the channels.
Phrasz013 2 years ago
you could try free-to-air satelite
taydan04 2 years ago
you could do what i do and have a seperate computer for that :P
TheToastPeople 2 years ago
I haven't tried other cards, but it seems like a cheaper card might be a better option.
The card has solid performance as long as you have a decent antenna hooked up. I have a subfloor apartment and a basic set of rabbit ears, so I don't even get all my channels. Sadly, my Tuner in my 32" TV can, but that means I cant record 2 primetime networks.
The main reason I bought the 1600 MCE is for the AV inputs, but even with the packed software the ports don't work.
Lastly, media center is a must.
Phrasz013 3 years ago
uhmm, I have a question, do you need a tuner to be able to watch tv on media center or can you watch through internet?
pls reply.
phantom1C4 2 years ago
Depends.
To watch all Cable Tv channels when you want, yes you need a card
To watch certain shows on some networks, or using Netflix, no you dont.
Phrasz013 2 years ago