lsudvm

So i have dish network at home. The TV inthe living room has a dvr while the other two tvs have just the plain jane receivers. I have an old prestonia dual xeon system that wont be used anymore once i do my new xeon nehalem build. I am thinking of turning the old xeon into an htpc. How would i do this since i have dish?

Chunky_Chimp

You should be able to just get a TV tuner card for it and connect the composite video output on one of the receivers to the input on the tuner card. Pretty simple.

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Stevo

I think you might actually need a DVB-S tuner card (I think that is correct). I don't think all tuners are able to accept satellite signals. I don't think they are more expensive.

Mr Bear

When you spec cards, you just have to see what programming they are capable of.

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craigap

DVB-S is for free to air satellite not satellite like Dish and Directv.


Chunky_Chimp has you in the right direction with his post. You will also need an IR blaster.

lsudvm

So i need a tv card and ir blaster. If i load win 7 will i need any other tv control programs like sage or beyond? Or does win 7 have all i need to record to the htpc?

Chunky_Chimp

Yes, Vista and 7 both come with Media Center, which recognizes TV tuner cards and can view/record from them.

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