Comments on: Setup Windows Media Center Edition 2005 with Astro, Introduction, Part 1 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65 Journey of a Techie Traveller Sat, 01 May 2010 17:45:36 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Terence Yung http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-1256 Terence Yung Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:09:04 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-1256 barca96, I don't think the card cost that much. I think the price is for PVR500MCE which is a dual tuner. PVR150MCE should be around RM399. With a PC+TV Card combo: 1. you could record a lot more programs limited by your HDD size. 2. There's electronic program guide to help your automatic schedule record your programs. Just set record 1 program series and forget about it, you will come home to nicely recorded programs waiting for you to watch. 3. It will change astro channel for you using a IR blaster. You don't need to remember setting your astro channel 1st before recording. Possiblities are endless la. Refer to this thread for the latest and nicest EPG in Windows 7 http://forum.mediacenter2u.com/index.php?topic=851.0 barca96,

I don’t think the card cost that much. I think the price is for PVR500MCE which is a dual tuner. PVR150MCE should be around RM399.

With a PC+TV Card combo:
1. you could record a lot more programs limited by your HDD size.
2. There’s electronic program guide to help your automatic schedule record your programs. Just set record 1 program series and forget about it, you will come home to nicely recorded programs waiting for you to watch.
3. It will change astro channel for you using a IR blaster. You don’t need to remember setting your astro channel 1st before recording.

Possiblities are endless la. Refer to this thread for the latest and nicest EPG in Windows 7
http://forum.mediacenter2u.com/index.php?topic=851.0

]]> By: barca96 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-1253 barca96 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:03 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-1253 hi terrence, i've been looking around for a dvd recorder for a few weeks now and came across a forum and a guy gave a link to your site, which is really helpful. according to Maarthaen, the cards cost rm799 now. that's more expensive than the price for a panasonic dvd recorder. so i think it's better if we just get the recorder that getting the tv card right? or can the tv card do what the dvd recorder can't? regards hi terrence,
i’ve been looking around for a dvd recorder for a few weeks now and came across a forum and a guy gave a link to your site, which is really helpful.
according to Maarthaen, the cards cost rm799 now. that’s more expensive than the price for a panasonic dvd recorder. so i think it’s better if we just get the recorder that getting the tv card right? or can the tv card do what the dvd recorder can’t?
regards

]]> By: Marthaen http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-572 Marthaen Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:28:08 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-572 Hi Terence, I went to Low Yat today and could not find any TV tuner cards with IR blaster. There was only 1 shop with Hauppauge cards, and it was a TV box rather than a PCI card, but it was RM799. Where can I find the PVR-150 and how much is it roughly? -Marthaen Hi Terence,

I went to Low Yat today and could not find any TV tuner cards with IR blaster. There was only 1 shop with Hauppauge cards, and it was a TV box rather than a PCI card, but it was RM799. Where can I find the PVR-150 and how much is it roughly?

-Marthaen

]]> By: Terence Yung http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-556 Terence Yung Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:06:19 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-556 Also check out this page. They have half height cards. http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/prods_mckit.html Also check out this page. They have half height cards.

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/prods_mckit.html

]]> By: Terence Yung http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-555 Terence Yung Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:01:45 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-555 Yes, you need a card that support Windows Media Center and with composite input + IR Blaster. But I don't think there's any card in the market that can fit into your casing. Your best bet is to use USB tuner. Check out this http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1950.html Don't know how much will it cost though.... Yes, you need a card that support Windows Media Center and with composite input + IR Blaster.

But I don’t think there’s any card in the market that can fit into your casing. Your best bet is to use USB tuner.

Check out this http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1950.html

Don’t know how much will it cost though….

]]> By: Marthaen http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-552 Marthaen Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:48:09 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-552 Hi Terence, I've got the case already and it only supports half-height PCI cards with half-height brackets.. Am I right in saying that I need a card with composite input, IR blaster and supports Windows MCE for this to work? -Marthaen Hi Terence,

I’ve got the case already and it only supports half-height PCI cards with half-height brackets..

Am I right in saying that I need a card with composite input, IR blaster and supports Windows MCE for this to work?

-Marthaen

]]> By: Terence Yung http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-550 Terence Yung Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:04:08 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-550 Marthaen, based on the pics of the case, it should be able to accept standard size pci cards. The only 100% guarantee to work solution is to get Hauppauge PVR-150MCE card. Goto mediacenter2u.com if you need more info. Marthaen,

based on the pics of the case, it should be able to accept standard size pci cards.

The only 100% guarantee to work solution is to get Hauppauge PVR-150MCE card.

Goto mediacenter2u.com if you need more info.

]]> By: Marthaen http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65&cpage=2#comment-549 Marthaen Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:30:45 +0000 http://www.terencey.net/blog/?p=65#comment-549 Hi Terence, First off, great blog and very useful HTPC article! Just wondering if you could help me with TV tuner card selection. I am looking to build a HTPC with an Antec Micro Fusion 350 case. It is a low-profile case. Could you recommend a TV tuner card which will fit in this case and also works with an Astro decoder? (i.e. IR blaster, composite input etc.) Thanks! -Marthaen Hi Terence,

First off, great blog and very useful HTPC article! Just wondering if you could help me with TV tuner card selection.

I am looking to build a HTPC with an Antec Micro Fusion 350 case. It is a low-profile case. Could you recommend a TV tuner card which will fit in this case and also works with an Astro decoder? (i.e. IR blaster, composite input etc.)

Thanks!
-Marthaen

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