Re: [OT] MCE 2005 VPN and other questions

["gigtekmediacomputers" <stuartmc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry if this is reposted, Yahoo fell over last time

Ian,

Hope this helps

1. You need to have an MPEG decoder on your Laptop for this to work.
It also needs to be one that is compatible with MCE such as NVidia
DVD Decoder, WinDVD 5 or 6 or PowerDVD 5.

2. DVR-Edit from the GreenButton is fine but a number of people have
reported problems with more than about half a dozen edits. If
editing the adverts out of an hour programme this should be fine if
doing the same with a film, which may have 20 edits, it will fall
over. Have a look at Sonic MyDVD Studio Deluxe. This comes with many
recommendations from others although have yet to try it myself.

3. Not sure but would ask if the software AP can be configured for
VPN passthrough, even many hardware APs can't do this.

4. You will need to replace the card with a DVB as you cannot have
different formats in a twin tuner installation. This is a limitation
of the EPG which must work on exactly the same channel line-up.

Regards,

Stuart

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "ianh1000" <ianh1000@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi All, nothing to do with HA but I got my MCE pc on Xmas eve and
> have just had a chance to play with it today. I am having some
> fun/frustration and wonder if any one else has had teh same.
>
> The is not a home build but an HP media PC ( Very good quality
> hardware ;-) ).
>
>
> 1.
> I have MS Media player 10 on another PC it can see my recorded TV
> programs but when I try and play them all I get is audio. I this a
> DRM feature?
>
> 2. Can i edit my recorded TV programs to remove adverts etc then
> save to DVD? Or does DRM step in again here?
>
> 3. It has a WiFi card that I have configured as a software Access
> point. THis works but I can't get the VPN to work. I have added
all
> of the ports I think I need to the Norton Firewall but no luck so
> far.
>
> 4. The machine has an normal tuner card, can i simply change
> this/add a DVB card?
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Regards
> Ian