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post #11 of 26
1/3/08 at 1:18pm
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That link is bad...
The original link in the OP works fine for me!
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post #12 of 26
1/3/08 at 1:29pm
Are you getting any HD signal? If so, vga negates the need for hdcp correct?

Quality of your tuner? (recommend it?)

Blu-ray or HDDVD add-ons planned?


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1/3/08 at 2:16pm
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Are you getting any HD signal? If so, vga negates the need for hdcp correct?

Quality of your tuner? (recommend it?)

Blu-ray or HDDVD add-ons planned?


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I'm not doing any hd with the tuners yet. I think I'm going to need more processing power for that.

Tuner quality is pretty good. It takes some tweaking. I do recommend the Hauppauge tuners. The one I have is for regular cable. There are different options. Dual tuners and ones that pick up HD over-the-air. I have the Hauppauge and ATI tuner. The ati one is built into the graphics card.

Right now I don't have a plan for Blu-ray or HDDVD. I'm still waiting on the prices to drop. I really don't like paying $30 for a DVD.
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post #14 of 26
1/3/08 at 2:43pm
Did you ever get to record 2 shows at once? Do you do that with the Beyond TV Link software?
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1/3/08 at 3:14pm
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Did you ever get to record 2 shows at once? Do you do that with the Beyond TV Link software?
The Beyond TV link is just for watching TV through another computer. All you have to do is have 2 tuner cards and Beyond TV setup with the 2 cards to work. It automatically records 2 shows if the times are the same and yes, mine has did that. It works fine. I use Meedio for the front-end software, for doing everything else but the tv.
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post #16 of 26
1/3/08 at 3:22pm
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I don't even know what that is. Give me a link. I don't really need to use hdmi since I'm using vga. I'm running 1280x720 resolution.
just for reference : ATI 2X00 series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125072

i neglected to read that you had 2 capture cards, but the 2x00 series or the 3 series is just used for their HDMI because these cards all have built in sound decoders and i believe hardware decoder for BR and HDDVD.

i love ur software list btw, i am going to have to try meedio, media portal seems laggy for me....
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1/3/08 at 3:32pm
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just for reference : ATI 2X00 series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125072

i neglected to read that you had 2 capture cards, but the 2x00 series or the 3 series is just used for their HDMI because these cards all have built in sound decoders and i believe hardware decoder for BR and HDDVD.

i love ur software list btw, i am going to have to try meedio, media portal seems laggy for me....
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You have to by an adapter. I hate when cards do that.

My HTPC only has AGP. I wish it was PCI-Express. That will be a future upgrade.

Media Portal was always laggy for me too. I'm sure if I had a Dual Core htpc it wouldn't be a problem. I just like everything Meedio can do. The MovieNight module is awsome. I'm happy with mine for now.
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post #18 of 26
1/3/08 at 5:34pm
yea i just noticed that u need to buy an adapter with that card, i have a 2600xt which includes a HDMI connector.

I have a e2140 and 2gb of ram in my htpc and it still lags a bit.
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post #19 of 26
1/3/08 at 6:08pm
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I have a e2140 and 2gb of ram in my htpc and it still lags a bit.
Hmmm. I always thought it was my computer holding it back. Guess it's just Media Portal. I'll stick with Meedio.
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post #20 of 26
1/4/08 at 8:56pm
Oh. I only have 1 tuner card on my HTPC. Do the cards have to be identical? Also, the Meedios link in the first post doesn't work anymore.
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