Re: MCE2005 and cable box

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My cable box is connected to the regular TV via a coax cable. When I
attempted to connect the cable box to the media center, I used coax as well.
When I use the coax direct from the wall (without the box), I can tune in to
channels up through 80. When I connected the box, I still could not get any
channel passed 80 even after going into MC setup and making the necessary
changes. The box works fine on the TV through channel 500 but not passed 80
on the media center. I tried the s-video connections as well just because I
was willing to try anything and that didn't help. Any thoughts?

--MarilynT


"JW" wrote:

> How is your cable box connected to your MCE and to your TV, with S-Video or
> coax?
>
> "MarilynT" <MarilynT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:83D9C9F0-DD58-422B-A17C-BC2737821FF3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with ATI E-home TV tuner card and a scientific
> > Atlanta 4200 cable box. I cannot seem to access any premium channels when
> > I
> > connect the cable box to the computer. I only receive the first 80
> > channels
> > that I receive whether I have the box hooked up or not. ( I do receive
> > the
> > premium channels when the cable box is connected to my TV.) I have gone
> > into
> > MC setup and changed the configuration but that has not helped either. I
> > have called the cable company and they say that they don't support this
> > and I
> > should call Dell. I have called Dell and they say that I should call the
> > cable company. Anybody have any suggestions? What could I be doing
> > wrong?
> > --
> > MarilynT
>
>
>
.

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