Re: Win MCE recording SKY channels

[Joseph Heenan <joseph-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <d655cfb70511210053g6b9927e7p54a6d2c5344002fa@xxxxxxx>
Jamie Bennett <jamie.bennett@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 11/20/05, Nigel Giddings <nigel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > What would be the best way to connect to his elonex MCE box ?
> >
> >
> >
> > I've heard talk of PCI SKY receivers that take the SKY Viewing
card, is
> > this a good option and what would happen with the EPG? Not having
played
> > with MCE not sure what the issues are with Progam Guide and
> > recordings...
>
>
>
> I've never heard of the PCI sky cards but when you buy an MCE
> remote it comes with two extra I-R senders which you can use to
> stick on the front of your sky box to change channels. Then just
> connect the Sky box to the coax in on the elonex and the sound feed
> to your sound cards line in. Should work fine although its not a
> one box solution.

Be warned though that an number of people have contacted me saying
this solution (the MCE remote) is slow and unreliable, though
obviously this is what you'd expected me to say as I make a
controller that integrates into MCE and is reliable and fast:

http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/

(There's a review by Paul Gale on the automatedhome site too.)

Joseph

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