Hi guys,
Been lurking and trying to gather as much info before I made this post. Please let me know if any of you can help me out on a few things:
I live in a loft, and my main computer sits about 12 feet above my tv. My main computer has 4gb ram, 8800 gt (512 mb), q6600 (quad-core) with win 7, so I feel like it would be best to just leverage that with the hdpvr-1212. On to the questions:
1) I have seen some old blog posts floating around that says there will be a driver from Hauppauge that will allow it to work with win7 mc. Is this true and has it been released yet? Works well? It seems like many are recommending sagetv around here.
2) Since my computer will be upstairs, should I have any problems running a 15 foot usb cable down to the pvr next to my tv? I think I read usb cables should not extend past 16 ft.
3) If I am reading the right things about this device, it seems like I need to connect my computer to the tv as well? So could I just run a 15 foot dvi to hdmi from my computer and call it a day?
Been lurking and trying to gather as much info before I made this post. Please let me know if any of you can help me out on a few things:
I live in a loft, and my main computer sits about 12 feet above my tv. My main computer has 4gb ram, 8800 gt (512 mb), q6600 (quad-core) with win 7, so I feel like it would be best to just leverage that with the hdpvr-1212. On to the questions:
1) I have seen some old blog posts floating around that says there will be a driver from Hauppauge that will allow it to work with win7 mc. Is this true and has it been released yet? Works well? It seems like many are recommending sagetv around here.
2) Since my computer will be upstairs, should I have any problems running a 15 foot usb cable down to the pvr next to my tv? I think I read usb cables should not extend past 16 ft.
3) If I am reading the right things about this device, it seems like I need to connect my computer to the tv as well? So could I just run a 15 foot dvi to hdmi from my computer and call it a day?