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<blockquote data-quote="SteveC-MM" data-source="post: 110894" data-attributes="member: 27047">InterestingI do have a TV plugged directly into coax in the basement for the odd times I am down there, about 60 channels display.So, for the main home MP PC:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. I need to find a PCI card that does digital &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; tuning and MPEG de/compression.or&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. I need to learn what a STB is, what an IR blaster blaster &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; is, and learn how to make them work with MP.&nbsp;<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Help?---orig---Analog cards, such as the Hauppauge PVR line, only pick up analog channels. Most cable providers offer several hundred channels, but only the &quot;basic&quot; package is available without a cable box. You'll be able to find how many the card can pick up natively by plugging in your TV directly to coax, without the STB in between. However, keep in mind that you can use an IR blaster to control your STB from MediaPortal, therefore giving you all the same channels, albeit with a little more work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveC-MM, post: 110894, member: 27047"] [b]Interesting[/b] I do have a TV plugged directly into coax in the basement for the odd times I am down there, about 60 channels display. So, for the main home MP PC: 1. I need to find a PCI card that does digital tuning and MPEG de/compression. or 2. I need to learn what a STB is, what an IR blaster blaster is, and learn how to make them work with MP. :) Help? ---orig--- Analog cards, such as the Hauppauge PVR line, only pick up analog channels. Most cable providers offer several hundred channels, but only the "basic" package is available without a cable box. You'll be able to find how many the card can pick up natively by plugging in your TV directly to coax, without the STB in between. However, keep in mind that you can use an IR blaster to control your STB from MediaPortal, therefore giving you all the same channels, albeit with a little more work. [/QUOTE]

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