- finally, XBMC for the PC !
- why can't I just put in my zip code and cable provider somewhere and have the tv guide automagically appear ? If it's there it must be well hidden
- damn, this is slow
- either something is seriously wrong with this setup, or I *really* need to upgrade this PC.
I've been using XBMC for two years now and love it. A large percentage of the people who come visit me end up with their own xbox within weeks of their visit
But, the xbox will always (?) lack tv tuner functionality, so I decided to buy a tv tuner card and check out Media Portal. The computer I installed this on is pretty low-key:
1.6GHz P4 (non-HT)
512MB 333 Mhz ram
Integrated video card w/ shared ram (currently at 64MB I believe)
100 GB 7200 rpm WD Caviar
Hauppage PVR150 tuner card
The card works fine and watching tv is acceptable through WinTV, but everything I try to do through MP it is sloooow. Changing channels takes 3-4 seconds, and even switching back and forth
between menus make me feel like I'm running this in on ald 486.
Am I out of luck with this PC or are there success stories with setups similar to mine ?
- why can't I just put in my zip code and cable provider somewhere and have the tv guide automagically appear ? If it's there it must be well hidden
- damn, this is slow
- either something is seriously wrong with this setup, or I *really* need to upgrade this PC.
I've been using XBMC for two years now and love it. A large percentage of the people who come visit me end up with their own xbox within weeks of their visit
But, the xbox will always (?) lack tv tuner functionality, so I decided to buy a tv tuner card and check out Media Portal. The computer I installed this on is pretty low-key:
1.6GHz P4 (non-HT)
512MB 333 Mhz ram
Integrated video card w/ shared ram (currently at 64MB I believe)
100 GB 7200 rpm WD Caviar
Hauppage PVR150 tuner card
The card works fine and watching tv is acceptable through WinTV, but everything I try to do through MP it is sloooow. Changing channels takes 3-4 seconds, and even switching back and forth
between menus make me feel like I'm running this in on ald 486.
Am I out of luck with this PC or are there success stories with setups similar to mine ?