2008-09-28, 06:39 PM
Total newbee here.
Buildning a PVR for the first time. Have finnaly picked out what equipment i will be using.
P4 3.0, 2 gig ram, Geforce 6200 has svideo & composite, probably use the Svideo out, soundcard is older Soundblaster live card. Two Hauppauge WINTVHVR1600 Model#1183 that come with MCE remotes (want to record 2 shows at same time). Havent yet got all the parts so its not built yet. Windows XP pro, can get Vista Ultamite if needed.
Will be useing standard analog Cable TV (no box, Time Warner cable) How do i get a programming guide thats free? I have seen a program called MSN_XMLscraper and also GrabberGuidexmltv. Do i need any of these to get a programming guide for analog TV shows? I dont have any digital channels just analog cable TV, no box just a cable coming out of the wall. Oh yea iam in the USA if that makes a differance
If i need one of those scraper programs i just install one of those and when setting up GBPVR i just tell it to use the scraper program for the EPG during setup.
One other thing,, about the remote control. If i understand it correctly the MCE remote that comes with the with Hauppauge cards only work for basic controls? What controls are considered basic?
Buildning a PVR for the first time. Have finnaly picked out what equipment i will be using.
P4 3.0, 2 gig ram, Geforce 6200 has svideo & composite, probably use the Svideo out, soundcard is older Soundblaster live card. Two Hauppauge WINTVHVR1600 Model#1183 that come with MCE remotes (want to record 2 shows at same time). Havent yet got all the parts so its not built yet. Windows XP pro, can get Vista Ultamite if needed.
Will be useing standard analog Cable TV (no box, Time Warner cable) How do i get a programming guide thats free? I have seen a program called MSN_XMLscraper and also GrabberGuidexmltv. Do i need any of these to get a programming guide for analog TV shows? I dont have any digital channels just analog cable TV, no box just a cable coming out of the wall. Oh yea iam in the USA if that makes a differance
If i need one of those scraper programs i just install one of those and when setting up GBPVR i just tell it to use the scraper program for the EPG during setup.
One other thing,, about the remote control. If i understand it correctly the MCE remote that comes with the with Hauppauge cards only work for basic controls? What controls are considered basic?