Re: Compatible TV Tuners MC2005?

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From: artbatista (artbatista_at_gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid)
Date: 01/01/05 

Date: 01 Jan 2005 22:29:37 GMT

> Noozerwrote:
Tried finding a HCL for Media Center 2005 without much luck...
>
> Are therer many TV tuner cards that will work with Media Center
2005? I've
> got several cards here already and I'm trying to familiarize myself
with
> MC2K5 before I start building PC's for my customers.
>
> I don't expect stellar performance from older cards, but one of them
is less
> than a year old (MSI TV @nywhere Master) and I here that it won't
even work.
>
> I'm also wondering about remote controls and compatibility and
usablity.
>
> What is the IR blaster? I know it's an IR transmitter, like a
remote, so the
> PC can command other devices. Where can they be obtained? If my
devices
> (cable box, vcr, etc.) have IR blaster jacks, can they be
physically
> connected instead of depending on the IR transmitter?
>
> ....as you can see, many many questions. Anywhere I can look for
answers
> instead of being a pest here? : )

MCE 2005 requires hardware encode cards, age is really not an issue
there. My PVR250 MCE card is a couple of years old and it's just
fine.

I would stick with the Hauppauge cards, I have not have had good
experiences with most other brands. The PVR-150MCE is particulary
good deal I think, and it works very well.

The remote I would stick to, is the MS Remote for MCE 2005:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=80-100-851&depa=0

This comes with a sensor and 2 IR bugs to control up to two receivers.
The remote itself can also learn the TV power and volume keys. The IR
sensor box connects to an USB port and receives the signals from the
remote. There are two jacks at the back of the IR sensor box where
the IR Blaster bugs connect to. They have an adhesive backing the you
peel off and then stick to the IR eye on your cable or sat receiver.

Hope this helps
The Batcave Forums

MCE forums for UK, France, Germany and Japan.
http://www.battime.com

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