Re: 2nd tuner support in MCE ???

From: Michel Bordeleau [MVP] (Michel.mcemvp_at_googlemail.com)
Date: 09/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:57:07 -0400

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website... things can sometimes show up there first. 

-- 
Michel Bordeleau
MS-MVP - Windows XP Media Center Edition
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"Russ" <Russ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:80BB07B1-F012-46E9-B870-D73B1D26142E@microsoft.com...
> Anyone know anything about support for a 2nd TV tuner (or a video/svideo
> capture card with MPEG2 encoder) in WIndows Media Center Editon... either
> currently, or what is coming from Microsoft in the near future???  (I am
> aware that MCE does not currently support a 2nd tuner.)
>
> I am a developer and I have been experimenting with adding support for a 
> 2nd
> video source (tuner card or analog video capture card with MPEG2 
> compressor
> hardware).  I would like to extend MCE to add the following 2 features:
> - ability to record more than 1 show at a time
> - abilityto use an MCE system to view external video source(s), such as a 
> VCR
>
> I have been looking into writing a secondary video capture process for MCE
> that would enable this.  I have not yet found any documentation for doing
> this.  Anyone know where  I might find the appropriate doc?
>
> I am also curious if Microsoft is working on this right now?  If there are
> going to have something like this in a near future update/release, I don't
> want to waist my time duplicating their efforts.  Anyone know what can be
> expected in the near furture from Microsoft?
>
>

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