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I have just read the post on integrating foxtel in MCE, but as a newbie find it fairly daunting. I have an IQ box and mitsubishi projector and will shortly build a vista htpc, and want to get an analogue card for the occaasional foxtel capture. Thus I have a couple of questions:
1. Is it fairly straightforward to bypass VMC and use the card's software for the foxtel capture?
2. What is the best analogue card for the job? I think either Leadtek Winfast PVR3000 or one of the Hauppauge cards: PVR 500 or PVR 350. Or would it be better to buy a PCI-e hybrid card?
Honestly save yourself a lot of grief and swearing at crappy PQ, You have an IQ which means you can already record stuff for later viewing, leave it at that and treat it as a separate box. If there is something you really want to keep Channel BT (PM me if you don't understand) is a much better option.
PS. start a new thread re: what you PM'd me earlier. I personally don't use MCE anymore since I found Channel BT and my trusty modded XBOX1, but I might now have to with my new projector
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Yep, no one . No one seems to get great results for foxtel on an HTPC. I guess the IQ and projector will do a good enough job. As for Channel BT, over a standard DSL connection I'm not sure I have the patience, waiting for DSL 2. What is the quality like via your projector on the big screen of the Channel BT shows?
Yep, no one . No one seems to get great results for foxtel on an HTPC. I guess the IQ and projector will do a good enough job. As for Channel BT, over a standard DSL connection I'm not sure I have the patience, waiting for DSL 2. What is the quality like via your projector on the big screen of the Channel BT shows?
PQ is fine, I output 720p via component from the Xbox1 and XBMC and the projector scale really well.
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That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it.
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I am thinking of getting an XBox for games, didn't know you could mod it as a HTPC.
I was hoping to do split screen or picture in picture combining free-to-air and foxtel, but i may have to give that up if only using the IQ box for foxtel.
I too am in a similar situation. I’ve done the registry hacks to combine FTA and Foxtel. There’s no doubt it works, but it’s really messy and I can’t really get great picture quality either. I now use IQ as a separate box.
I would be interested in any ideas anyone has for recording /archiving the occasional TV show from IQ to DVD?
I too am in a similar situation. I’ve done the registry hacks to combine FTA and Foxtel. There’s no doubt it works, but it’s really messy and I can’t really get great picture quality either. I now use IQ as a separate box.
I would be interested in any ideas anyone has for recording /archiving the occasional TV show from IQ to DVD?
Regards,
Peter
The PQ sux as soon as it comes out of the IQ via a format you can easily record (composite, svideo). I say easily because you can actually get component/RGB capture cards but they cost an arm and a leg. The only way your going to get a good recording from foxtel into your PC/onto DVD is to get the broadcast signal happening inside the PC, I'm not going to elaborate here apart from its very messy and expensive and illegal.
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That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it.
Aristotle
I am thinking of getting an XBox for games, didn't know you could mod it as a HTPC.
I was hoping to do split screen or picture in picture combining free-to-air and foxtel, but i may have to give that up if only using the IQ box for foxtel.
Why do you watch at 720p and not 1080p?
A modded xbox1 (NOT the 360) running XBMC is probably the best HTPC (minus live TV due to low end hardware) currently available. There is a few threads about XBMC on here already... search really is your friend! The xbox1 can only go up to 1080i which is not as good as 720p.
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That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it.
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extreme, its been ages since ive played with a modded xbox1, do they still have the issue of only allowing a certain sized drive to be put in the console? Last time i did it maximum was 160gb.
extreme, its been ages since ive played with a modded xbox1, do they still have the issue of only allowing a certain sized drive to be put in the console? Last time i did it maximum was 160gb.
I've got a 500 in mine so waddayathink?
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