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<blockquote data-quote="TyGuy" data-source="post: 494037" data-attributes="member: 96899">Hello!I have used media portal for the past year or so and think it is an amazing HTPC program. I would like to use my computer to watch and record (use like a DVR) my HD Cable subscription from Cox in Northern Virginia. I bought the Hauppage 1600 Dual Tuner Card in hopes of accomplishing this. I uninstalled my old version of Media Portal and re-installed and set up the TV-Server. All went smoothly until it came time to actually GET the HD Cable that I am paying for. I have a set top box from Cox that I am currently using to watch HD Cable so I know the cable is actually working. I switched the coax from the set top box to the tuner card. The card is recognized by MP. I scanned ATSC channels and only received NBC HD and a few other random channels. Then I scanned all the different QAM options. The QAM standard returned about 280 TV Channels (NONE had any info attached to them) and a bunch of radio. I was happy about this because it seemed I picked up all the HD chans I am paying for. However when I went into MP and tried to watch them it gave no info in the guide AND said they are scrambled.I have done lots of research on this topic and it seems most people use tuner cards to try and pull HD cable they dont pay for and dont get a set top box. Was I naive to thing I could get the HD cable I am paying for available to watch and record on my computer?If it is not possible to watch my HD Cable (like ESPN HD and all that good stuff I pay for) on my computer someone please tell me. Otherwise, does anyone have an idea on how to actually get it so I can watch them?Thanks in advance for the help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TyGuy, post: 494037, member: 96899"] Hello! I have used media portal for the past year or so and think it is an amazing HTPC program. I would like to use my computer to watch and record (use like a DVR) my HD Cable subscription from Cox in Northern Virginia. I bought the Hauppage 1600 Dual Tuner Card in hopes of accomplishing this. I uninstalled my old version of Media Portal and re-installed and set up the TV-Server. All went smoothly until it came time to actually GET the HD Cable that I am paying for. I have a set top box from Cox that I am currently using to watch HD Cable so I know the cable is actually working. I switched the coax from the set top box to the tuner card. The card is recognized by MP. I scanned ATSC channels and only received NBC HD and a few other random channels. Then I scanned all the different QAM options. The QAM standard returned about 280 TV Channels (NONE had any info attached to them) and a bunch of radio. I was happy about this because it seemed I picked up all the HD chans I am paying for. However when I went into MP and tried to watch them it gave no info in the guide AND said they are scrambled. I have done lots of research on this topic and it seems most people use tuner cards to try and pull HD cable they dont pay for and dont get a set top box. Was I naive to thing I could get the HD cable I am paying for available to watch and record on my computer? If it is not possible to watch my HD Cable (like ESPN HD and all that good stuff I pay for) on my computer someone please tell me. Otherwise, does anyone have an idea on how to actually get it so I can watch them? Thanks in advance for the help. [/QUOTE]

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