Re: Media Center PC/TV useage with a TV tuner card. Possible? How to toggle between...
- From: "jutrased" <jutrased@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 5 Jan 2007 11:12:25 -0800
Here is what I do. I use the conventional connection to the PC, then I
take the tuner card output and feed that to the TV.
Next, set up the multiple monitor feature found on the Settings tab of
Display Properties. You should see 2 rectangles labled 1 and 2. Click
on one of them and then check "Extend my windows desktop onto this
monitor". The check is only available on one, so if it is greyed out
just try the other monitor. You can move the screen icons to match
your actual physical layout.
Now you have a virtual screen that spans both monitors. Scroll your
mouse from one screen to the other to see what I mean. Now start Media
Center, and it will probably start on the PC monitor. Click the
Restore icon in the upper right corner to shrink the screen, then drag
it to the TV monitor. Click Restore again and Media Center will fill
the entire TV monitor.
Now when you start Media Center, it will remember to display on the TV
monitor.
As far as the cable box goes, it depends on the type of system you
have. If you can hook your cable directly to a TV, you can do the same
to the tuner. If you want to record one show while watching another,
you will either need a dual tuner or have a switch that allows you to
choose what signal goes to the TV.
If your cable requires a box (either for all channels or just the
premium channels) then you need to set up a remote sensor. This "eye"
connects to a USB port on the computer and has 2 jacks for IR control
cables. The end of the cable is attached to your cable box. When you
use the remote control, it sends a signal to the remote sensor, which
passes it to the computer, which send a signal down the IR control
cable to make your cable box change to the correct channel.
It sounds a lot worse than it is to set up and use. If you do require
a box, you will need a second one as well as a second IR cable if you
get the dual tuner.
Ed
On Jan 5, 1:25 pm, "Jay" <Jay.Pomp...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I understand that decent TV tuner cards have a PC monitor out and a
TV/video out connection for sending video to either your PC monitor or
your TV. What I'm not sure of is how you select which output you want
to use. In other words, sometimes I want to surf the net on my PC
monitor. And other times, say, I downloaded a show using Media Center,
and now I want to 'push' it to the TV and watch it. How do you switch
between the two? I know on the TV end I would probably have to switch
sources, but what about the originating (PC) end to tell it to go to
the TV output and not the PC monitor output?
Also, one other thing I don't understand is, do I need to put my
Comcast cable box in line before the input to the TV tuner card? Or
does the TV tuner card in the PC already serve as a type of cable box?
What I'm getting at is I need to know if I need to pick up a SECOND
digital cable box (1 for the TV, and one for the PC) for the PC.
I'm thinking (and please anyone is welcome to offer other suggestions)
is that I want to keep my PC as the content recorder and 'pusher' to
the TV.
Thank you.
.
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