Hi,
I'm pretty new to this and don't know a whole lot about setting up my PC with a HT so bear with me. I think I'm posting in the right area but maybe not.
I have an HP media center PC with the following:
Nvidia 8500GT (HDMI, DVI, S-Video)
ViXS PureTV-U 48B0 (NTSC/ATSC Combo)
Vista Media Center
Remote and IR dongle and IR blaster
22" HP monitor
Will have (on order)
Samsung LN40A530
Motorola DCT-6200 cable box
I'm wondering if I will be able to hook up both my new TV and me existing PC to my HDTV box independently. I want to be able to use MCE to record TV using it's guide and then play it back on my TV. I also want to be able to watch TV on the samsung while the recording is taking place or use my computer for other things while watching TV. I basically want to know if this set up will allow for 2 feeds to be coming out of the cable box at one time? It seems to me like this how most would have a HTPC set up but I'm probably completely wrong, maybe they do it all from their HTPC.
Any help would be very much appreciated as I would like to have this set up ready for when my TV gets here. I have been trying to find this info in the forums but the information just seems a little over my head, so sorry if these questions seem simple.
Thanks,
Ivor
I'm pretty new to this and don't know a whole lot about setting up my PC with a HT so bear with me. I think I'm posting in the right area but maybe not.
I have an HP media center PC with the following:
Nvidia 8500GT (HDMI, DVI, S-Video)
ViXS PureTV-U 48B0 (NTSC/ATSC Combo)
Vista Media Center
Remote and IR dongle and IR blaster
22" HP monitor
Will have (on order)
Samsung LN40A530
Motorola DCT-6200 cable box
I'm wondering if I will be able to hook up both my new TV and me existing PC to my HDTV box independently. I want to be able to use MCE to record TV using it's guide and then play it back on my TV. I also want to be able to watch TV on the samsung while the recording is taking place or use my computer for other things while watching TV. I basically want to know if this set up will allow for 2 feeds to be coming out of the cable box at one time? It seems to me like this how most would have a HTPC set up but I'm probably completely wrong, maybe they do it all from their HTPC.
Any help would be very much appreciated as I would like to have this set up ready for when my TV gets here. I have been trying to find this info in the forums but the information just seems a little over my head, so sorry if these questions seem simple.
Thanks,
Ivor