"Vista Media Center currently does not support digital satellite T

I read that "Vista Media Center currently does not support digital satellite
TV". I have DishNetwork, does that mean it will not work with dish? The
quote comes form http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/vista.html

Is there a difference in support of XPmedia center vs Vista media center?

Thanks
BD

The actual quote is below:
Vista Media Center currently does not support digital satellite TV (DVB-S
and DVB-S2). Hauppauge provides a "plug-in" for the WinTV-NOVA-S.


Since you are asking about DishNetwork, that means you are in the USA.

DVB-S and DVB-S2 are satellite formats for the rest of the World, not for
the USA.

You can still use the Dishnetwork settop box to record satellite tv in Media
Center.

You can not get HDTV via Media Center. The only output from DishNetwork
settop boxes is Standard Definition.

It is best to use the DishNetwork DVR receivers.

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For what its worth, DirecTV in the US _is_ using DVB-S and DVB-S2. DirecTV
is part of the same Rupert Murdoch group as Sky in Europe.

Currently Microsoft do not directly support DVB-S or DVB-S2 (or DVB-C for
cable) tuners. The plugin Hauppauge refers to 'tricks' Media Center in to
thinking their DVB-S tuner is a DVB-T tuner which Microsoft do currently
support.

However DirecTV and Microsoft have announced they will be supporting DirecTV
on Media Center via a USB tuner (which does DVB-S and DVB-S2). This is
currently being beta-tested and is expected to ship as part of the 'Fiji'
update to Vista Media Center, probably in early 2009.

There are people currently using DVB-S with Media Center 2005 (and Vista)
via these sorts of hacks to get Sky for example. The overwhelming opinion is
the the DVB-S/DVB-S2 tuner from http://www.digital-everywhere.com has the
best drivers (to trick Media Center).

Dish Network does not use DVB-S or DVB-S2 so this does not apply. For Dish
Network the only current option is to use 'ye olde analogue' connection.


On 10/6/08 15:18, in article 63w3k.7704$xZ.5288@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com, "CSM1"

This is a little absure. Maybe I should ask the question another way, what
does Media Center support for content in HD or Standard?

I assume content delivered by IP and OTA is supported.
What else? Not statilite (Dishnetwork, DirectTV)

Thanks
Bob


"John Lockwood" wrote:

The below is quote from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.mspx

Does Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 support HDTV? What do I need?

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is the first PC operating system to
support playback, pause, and recording of free, over-the-air high-definition
television (HDTV) right out of the box. Just connect the Media Center PC
that has HDTV support to an antenna that can receive a high-definition TV
signal, and get up to six times the image quality of standard TV. Media
Center PCs with HDTV support are available through various manufacturers and
retailers.

Can I receive HDTV over cable or satellite?

Not at the current time. You can use standard connectors such as S-Video to
connect your cable box or satellite receiver to your Media Center PC, and
then watch and record high-definition TV programs. However, the HDTV
programs will be in standard TV format. In order to watch and record a true
HDTV signal using Media Center, you must have access to local channels
broadcast over the air and receive these freely available signals with an
HDTV antenna. For more information on HDTV antennas and over-the-air
reception, please visit the CEA Antennaweb.org Web site.
What file format does Media Center record in?

For Vista:
TV signals that are supported by Windows Media Center
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/ef5b8360-958c-425b-9529-2922167e78631033.mspx

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