Digital Cable / Satilite

  Hey Everyone

Just Wondering if anyone else has Accomplished This?

What i would like to do, is i have 2 Digital Satellite Sources(Identical)
and i would like to bring them into my Hauppauge 500 MCE. I will of course
have XP MCE, and i would like to be able to record from one source and watch
another, but Also use my MS Remote to control the channels.
Is this easy?  From what i understand, what ever is on the output of either
Satellite is the only thing the turner will see, hence i will not be able to
download a program guide for time shifting / movie recording.
Or am i missing something about MCE? (Never used it before)

any insight would be great.

Lee

 What you are proposing is very doable. The Hauppauge 500 card comes with =
an additional backplane adapter so that you can use two different set =
top boxes (composite or S-Video) with Media Center.  You can't use RF =
(coax) out of the STB's, as there is only one RF input, and that signal =
is split internally.   The tuner doesn't need to see the guide data, =
that's all handled via download from the Internet by Media Center.

For an excellent tutorial by MVP Barb Bowman, on using dual STB's with =
Media Center, go here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mce/expert/bowman_dualtuners.msp=
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  Thanks for the reply.

Does MCE download the data for the guide use Canadian SAT's?

Also, Will I still need to use my remote control from my STB to change
channels or does my MS Remote handle that?

thanks

Lee

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:


additional backplane adapter so that you can use two different set top boxes
(composite or S-Video) with Media Center.  You can't use RF (coax) out of the
STB's, as there is only one RF input, and that signal is split internally.   The
tuner doesn't need to see the guide data, that's all handled via download from
the Internet by Media Center.

Center, go here:

 A Canadian user would have to answer the question about Guide =
availability for your area.  The Media Center remote controls the Media =
Center PC.  IR emitters that are powered and controlled by the computer =
are attached to your set top box, so Media Center can control the =
channel changes.

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Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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set top boxes (composite or S-Video) with Media Center.  You can't use =
RF (coax) out of the STB's, as there is only one RF input, and that =
signal is split internally.   The tuner doesn't need to see the guide =
data, that's all handled via download from the Internet by Media Center.

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 Where do i find IR Emitters for the STB? are they usb?

thanks

lee

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:


your area.  The Media Center remote controls the Media Center PC.  IR emitters
that are powered and controlled by the computer are attached to your set top
box, so Media Center can control the channel changes.

additional backplane adapter so that you can use two different set top boxes
(composite or S-Video) with Media Center.  You can't use RF (coax) out of the
STB's, as there is only one RF input, and that signal is split internally.   The
tuner doesn't need to see the guide data, that's all handled via download from
the Internet by Media Center.

Media Center, go here:

Display\Security

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