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Cafe.Rcaer · 10-11-08, 08:15 PM

3. The TV Pack is an add on to Vista Media Center - you don't need it, but I would suggest it if you were rebuilding. You aren't supposed to install over an old copy of VMC, you're supposed to do a fresh install of VMC, then do the TV Pack. As you haven't got it and you're using VMC with an extender at the minute, I wouldn't rush out to get the TV Pack - too much to go wrong...

greekfire · 11-11-08, 12:33 AM

Thanks for all the help so far guys! I'm going to bang away with this for the min - have some purchases to make - then I'm sure I might have another question or two!

danmed · 11-11-08, 12:53 AM

possibly a repost of information but i'm runing an HTPC on VMCE and have been for aroudn 5 months.. i put fiji on it as it was and had no adverse affects... it's added a very useful info page after each file ends, with a "next" "previous" "delete"etc page.. useful depending on how u store your media.. i'm plannign on formatting as soon as i find my mobo manual (so i know what i'm actually running, driver wise) but i wouldn;t worry too much about installing Fiji on a non vanilla build... if it's a true HTPC your not storing anything vital on it anyway.. give it a blast!

faz432 · 13-11-08, 09:25 PM

Hi this thread has been quite useful to me...although I'm not sure what most of the abbreviations mean (if anyone could help with that, I would appreciate it). My question - I have a Eurovox max V, Could I buy an mainstream DVB C card and run my eurovox through that into my PC, rather than buying extra equipment? Many thanks.

k.jacko · 13-11-08, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by faz432

Hi this thread has been quite useful to me...although I'm not sure what most of the abbreviations mean (if anyone could help with that, I would appreciate it). My question - I have a Eurovox max V, Could I buy an mainstream DVB C card and run my eurovox through that into my PC, rather than buying extra equipment? Many thanks.

Lol, one of us is confused by that question. It could be me, but it may just be you

If you had a dvb-c card to put into your pc, all you'd then need is your cable fed into the back of it and you'd get all the channels available by the carrier (depending on how you configure your chosen software).
If you had a dvb-t card in your pc and then you'd only get the fta channels via the cable.
Eurovox is really for tv setups only.

Cafe.Rcaer · 14-11-08, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by k.jacko

If you had a dvb-t card in your pc and then you'd only get the fta channels via the cable.

No, you wouldn't get anything (I don't think). You can get fta off the cable feed with an Analogue card, though.

faz432 · 14-11-08, 03:48 PM

Thanks for replys, so just to confirm... There is no way of getting cable on my pc via a eurovox and if I want it i need to get a floppydvb? thanks > > > p.s. does anyone want to buy a compro card? lol

Confused Stu · 14-11-08, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by faz432

Thanks for replys, so just to confirm... There is no way of getting cable on my pc via a eurovox and if I want it i need to get a floppydvb? thanks > > > p.s. does anyone want to buy a compro card? lol

It doesn't have to be a floppydtv - in theory any dvb-c card will work. I say in theory because I couldn't get a technotrend c-1501 to work but I was up and running in moments with the floppydtv! They are expensive, but IMHO they're worth it as they're the easiest to set up by a mile.

Cafe.Rcaer · 14-11-08, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by faz432

Thanks for replys, so just to confirm... There is no way of getting cable on my pc via a eurovox and if I want it i need to get a floppydvb? thanks > > > p.s. does anyone want to buy a compro card? lol

Yeah, you could output from the Eurovox into an analog card, I don't know what outputs they have.

With VMC you tell it you have a STB, and use an IR blaster to change the channel on the STB. Slow, and not stunning quality, though.

faz432 · 14-11-08, 06:20 PM

Thanks again, i'll give a go and see what it's like

10-11-08, 08:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cafe.Rcaer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 107 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Dvb-c pc mce 3. The TV Pack is an add on to Vista Media Center - you don't need it, but I would suggest it if you were rebuilding. You aren't supposed to install over an old copy of VMC, you're supposed to do a fresh install of VMC, then do the TV Pack. As you haven't got it and you're using VMC with an extender at the minute, I wouldn't rush out to get the TV Pack - too much to go wrong... Last edited by Cafe.Rcaer; 10-11-08 at 08:33 PM.

11-11-08, 12:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
greekfire Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dvb-c pc mce Thanks for all the help so far guys! I'm going to bang away with this for the min - have some purchases to make - then I'm sure I might have another question or two!

11-11-08, 12:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
danmed Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Dvb-c pc mce possibly a repost of information but i'm runing an HTPC on VMCE and have been for aroudn 5 months.. i put fiji on it as it was and had no adverse affects... it's added a very useful info page after each file ends, with a "next" "previous" "delete"etc page.. useful depending on how u store your media.. i'm plannign on formatting as soon as i find my mobo manual (so i know what i'm actually running, driver wise) but i wouldn;t worry too much about installing Fiji on a non vanilla build... if it's a true HTPC your not storing anything vital on it anyway.. give it a blast!

13-11-08, 09:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
faz432 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dvb-c pc mce Hi this thread has been quite useful to me...although I'm not sure what most of the abbreviations mean (if anyone could help with that, I would appreciate it). My question - I have a Eurovox max V, Could I buy an mainstream DVB C card and run my eurovox through that into my PC, rather than buying extra equipment? Many thanks.

14-11-08, 03:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
faz432 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dvb-c pc mce Thanks for replys, so just to confirm... There is no way of getting cable on my pc via a eurovox and if I want it i need to get a floppydvb? thanks > > > p.s. does anyone want to buy a compro card? lol


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14-11-08, 06:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
faz432 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dvb-c pc mce Thanks again, i'll give a go and see what it's like