Posts by Rico66

Why not use Windows Media Center? The main reason why people used rctvcap was due to the lack of software that supported the hdpvr in the early days. But if you really want to use rctvcap, it works, since it's very similar internally...

Agree with what was said above. Get the Hauppauge 2650 dual tuner. Right now it's 100, but if you wait a bit you can likely get it for less (I've seen it go town to $70). Cable providers typically Charge $10/month for the box, so you get...

Quote:Originally Posted by L54 Is anyone actually running two 2650's on the same machine. I can't find much information on the topic but it appears not to work with tuning adapters. Can someone confirm? Is there a...

Quote:Originally Posted by renethx I don't see any big difference between Quick Sync, DXVA2 (copy-back) and DXVA2 (native). What contents do you see the problem of deinterlacing off? I often see problems when playing back SD/DVD...

I got a question kind of related to the above discussion about Madvr. What's the recommend setting for hw acceleration in Lav Video for an Intel based System (HD4000)? I got the impression that Quicksync is preferred for that scenario....

Yes, the Duets are great reception wise, but can cause trouble by "getting lost". One workaround (which worked for me), was to move it to another pcie slot.

Quote:Originally Posted by nambi Did you have any success with this? Using Win 8 pro media center With a collosus, ran through the same steps that got my bell sat working in media 7 but it's stuck on scanning channels. I have the...

Quote:Originally Posted by onlysublime Yes, XBMC and WMC work in Windows 8. There's even a new Windows Store app called XBMC Boss: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=146485 Windows 8 is pretty much compatible with all Windows...

Quote:Originally Posted by Sammy2 What is PSIP? Read the EULA for the guide in WMC, it uses Zap2It for the guide data. I'm on Charter Digital Cable and last I checked I was good for 11 days. I'm thinking that this is a problem only...

Quote:Originally Posted by lockdown571 Unfortunately satellite TV providers don't have cable cards or anything similar. I think you're kind of stuck there.Not really. You can use a Hauppauge HDPVR or Colossus to capture in HD. You...