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wortelsoft · 2006-05-27, 10:48

First you have to connect your pc to your TV. Depending on your tv and videocard you have te following options:

composite
component
s-video
dvi
dsub vga
scart

Then for recording/watching Tv on your htpc there are also a couple of possibilties. You can connect your cable box to a tv card and than use a "blaster" (IR transmitter) to change the channels on your cable box.
A good choice for that setup would be a Hauppauge PVR150MCE and a Microsoft MCE remote (including blaster).
There also might be DVB-C card which can work together with your cable TV.

For a good answer you need to provide more info:

- which country do you live? (connections and tv systems differ throughout the world)
- which connections do you have on your Tv?
- which connections does your videocard have?

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wortelsoft Portal Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Age: 32 Posts: 374 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	First you have to connect your pc to your TV. Depending on your tv and videocard you have te following options: composite component s-video dvi dsub vga scart Then for recording/watching Tv on your htpc there are also a couple of possibilties. You can connect your cable box to a tv card and than use a "blaster" (IR transmitter) to change the channels on your cable box. A good choice for that setup would be a Hauppauge PVR150MCE and a Microsoft MCE remote (including blaster). There also might be DVB-C card which can work together with your cable TV. For a good answer you need to provide more info: - which country do you live? (connections and tv systems differ throughout the world) - which connections do you have on your Tv? - which connections does your videocard have?