Re: Windows MCE - dual tuner card, bit confused

[Russ Spooner <spooner@xxxxxxxxx>]

I use a 350 and a 150 in the same box, and both are using Svid connections.
Just disconnect the Aerial connection on the cards when going through the
MCE setup and it will detect the Svideo signal.

AFAIK you cant use both the tuner and FM on the same card simultaneously,
however if you have 2 cards you can listen/record the radio while recording
TV.


Russ

On 4/12/05 8:21 pm, "Mike Griffiths" <mike@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Stuart
>
> Can I Ask a quick question
>
> If you are using a PVR500 or MCE150 does the MCE allow you to switch
> between the Svid input or the Tuner input?
>
> And Do you access the radio separately from the TV i.e. can you have
> both together?
>
>
>
> The questions arrive due to me wishing to connect a couple of Xboxes
to
> a new build MCE
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mike
>
>
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> Sent: 02 June 2005 17:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Windows MCE - dual tuner card, bit confused
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> Geraint,
>
> You pretty much have it right. Two Sky boxes and a standard and
> multiroom
> subscription gives you two independent tuner sources for MCE.
>
> The PVR500 may not be the best card for you to use. Although this is a
> dual
> tuner card it ships with only one set of composite inputs on the back
> panel.
> There is a back plate adapter that adds the extra set of inputs but it
> has
> been difficult to get these in the UK. I know that it is available in
> the US
> and someone in Ireland was also able to get one. Most people just go
> with
> two separate MCE150 analogue tuners.
>
> The MCE remote control receiver has two IR blaster outputs on the back
> of
> it. One of these should be attached close to each Sky Box to issue the
> channel change commands by IR. In simple terms just like Sky Plus one
> box is
> used for watching live TV and the other is purely for recording
another
> channel that needs to be recorded at the same time. Once MCE has
decided
> which is which it pretty much doesn't matter to you as MCE knows which
> one
> to change.
>
> Hope some of this helps.
>
> Stuart
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
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> Geraint Williams
> Sent: 02 June 2005 15:57
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Windows MCE - dual tuner card, bit confused
>
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> Afternoon all,
>
> Please feel free to slap me with a kipper if this is a stupid
> question that i'm over complicating.
>
> I am in process of building a HTPC with MCE2005 (been testing upon
> it for a while, and now a dedicated machine is being built)
>
> I have a Haupagge PVR500 dual tuner card which the intention was to
> use this to allow two sat boxes to be hooked up to the card and
> allow recording of one, watching of another etc.
> Currently have a TiVo which the mrs has really got into so it's got
> to be the same ease of use if not more so before I can justify
> moving over to the HTPC system.
>
> What I can't understand is can I literally have two Sky boxes with
> two sky cards and MCE be able to handle this ?
> If the boxes are the same make and model, then how does the control
> of the channel changes occur ?
>
> Any help be most appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Geraint.
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