Re: Picture quality
- From: "Derek R. Flickinger" <DrFlick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:38:37 -0400
I think you want to clarify the type of tuners. You can use three without
any hacks if the one is an OTA HD tuner.
Regards,
=D-
Derek R. Flickinger
Interactive Homes, Inc.
"Peter Near [MCE MVP]" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O4jSiW1dFHA.3492@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have MCE hooked up to 3 TVs in the house, so I can tell you what I do.
>Actually, it's not really an issue for us. We have everything we would
>ever want to watch getting recorded by MCE. When I want to watch TV I go
>to "Recorded TV" and select the program I want.
>
> The only time I use Live TV is:
> - to watch the weather channel
> - to watch live news if something big happens
>
> So my workaround is basically "make it a non-issue". Not sure if you'll
> like that or not.
>
> FWIW, you can't officially add a third tuner to MCE but there are some
> hacks you'll find on thegreenbutton.com that will allow you to add
> multiple tuners beyond the standard 2.
>
> Pete
>
> Scott Micale wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>> Thanks for all you help. I have read about the XBox 360 coming out in
>> Nov. and I am going to purchase that once it is available. Hopefully the
>> technology in it will help.
>>
>> On another tangent what are most people doing with a setup like I have
>> were they are using Extenders. If you have 3 TV's and a set-top that can
>> receive to feed, that third TV would have to be watching the same program
>> as one of the other one's. From my understanding the only work around
>> would be to add another receiver to that setup with another feed so the
>> 3rd TV could watch what it wants. Am I correct in how I am saying this?
>>
>>
>> "Peter Near [MCE MVP]" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eFqLG20dFHA.3880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>Scott:
>>>
>>>I continue to recommend the Hauppauge cards, they are the best value
>>>overall (price, support, hardware). Only in the case where someone is
>>>willing to sacrifice some of these items for picture quality do I
>>>recommend the ATI.
>>>
>>>I don't have any information I can share with you about future versions
>>>of MCE. The XBox 360 has been announced and will include the extender
>>>functionality. Based on the fact that the HP Extender has better picture
>>>quality than the XBox (newer hardware components) I can guess that the
>>>XBox 360 will deliver better picture quality than the current XBox as
>>>well. Kind of circular logic I know, but if HP can make a good looking
>>>picture then surely Microsoft can too given the chance to work with new
>>>hardware.
>>>
>>>At this point, I'm not sure there's much more you can do to improve the
>>>picture quality on your setup. I mentioned the ATI because it might
>>>help, but personally I don't think that the amount of improvement you'd
>>>see is worth the extra cost.
>>>
>>>Pete
>>>
>>>Scott Micale wrote:
>>>
>>>>Peter,
>>>>I just bought this card and everyone said get the Hauppauge. Now you
>>>>are saying the ATI is better. I really don't want to have to switch
>>>>cards. You mentioned there might be an upgrade to MCE coming out. How
>>>>soon may that happen? Would it fix any of these problems I am having?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Peter Near [MCE MVP]" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:eYbSRczdFHA.1036@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Scott:
>>>>>
>>>>>This came up on another thread as well recently. Unfortunately, your
>>>>>DirecTivo has somewhat of an unfair advantage over MCE. It gets the
>>>>>digital signal from the satellite and records it straight to disk.
>>>>>Directv will not allow the digital signal to leave their box, so the
>>>>>only option for MCE is to take an analog feed.
>>>>>
>>>>>MCE takes an analog feed off of SVideo from the Directv box. It then
>>>>>encodes it to digital in order to write it to the hard drive. Then is
>>>>>decodes it to analog again to to allow it to be displayed on your TV.
>>>>>This accounts for the quality difference between the two.
>>>>>
>>>>>Primarily responsible for the quality in your setup is the Hauppauge
>>>>>PVR-500, which is a decent card. I've noticed some blocky issues when
>>>>>playing back Hauppauge video over the XBox. In my tests, the ATI TV
>>>>>Wonder Elite performed somewhat better using the XBox extender.
>>>>>http://www.thenears.com/?p=98
>>>>>
>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>Pete
>>>>>
>>>>>Scott Micale wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I just finished setting up my MCE and am wondering about my picture
>>>>>>quality versus my DirecTV Tivo box. I have a Hughes GAEB0A receiver
>>>>>>hooked to my MCE with a Gateway 15" LCD attached to it. The picture
>>>>>>quality is ok, but not really clear like my Tivo box that is connected
>>>>>>to my 57" Toshiba Widescreen Projection TV. On my TV I have my XBox
>>>>>>connected to hit using the XBox Extender. The picture there using the
>>>>>>xbox extender is not clear either, like when I switch inputs to my
>>>>>>Tivo box. What would cause this and is there anyway to clear it up?
>>>>>>On My MCE I am connected to the Hughes receiver via the S-Video port
>>>>>>and have my coax coming into the receiver from the dish. I have a AIW
>>>>>>8500DV graphic card (Which I know is not on the MCE compatibility
>>>>>>list) and a Hauppauge Win-TV PVR 500MCE Tuner. I was thinking about
>>>>>>bringing my Tivo box up and hooking it to my MCE and see if that makes
>>>>>>a difference. I am not sure it will. Any help or ideas on this would
>>>>>>be great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
.
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