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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew H" data-source="post: 676755" data-attributes="member: 56239"><p>You'll be fine...&nbsp; assuming you have the Win 7 HOME PREMIUM it has MCE included which has the decoders.&nbsp; They'll show up in your MP configuration after you get that far on the installation.&nbsp; Using the MCE remote/blaster should be easy as well... I'd guess you want to reference the Hauppauge website where they have a guide for installing the 2250 onto a MCE system.&nbsp; That should get all of the drivers loaded.&nbsp; You can allow Win-TV to load but you'll not use it.&nbsp; I don't use the blaster but the remote is easily configured in the MP-configuration application under REMOTE.&nbsp; Your 4) is easy - it's hardware encoding and just works.&nbsp; 5) don't worry with saving time - YES, you can adjust these parameters in the TV-Server application but what's monkeying around with it worth?&nbsp; 6) just get a coaxial splitter/combiner and connect the cable to one-half and an OTA antenna to the other half and feed the single to the 2250.&nbsp; You should be able to do OTA for your stations 9-miles to your North.&nbsp; Also, you should do ALL three scans: 1) analog, 2) OTA, &amp; 3) Clear-QAM.&nbsp; You may be surprised how many ClearQAM channels are on your cable input!&nbsp; Don't worry with the wiki - it'll work like a champ!&nbsp; Spend a lot of time in the TV-Server application before you ever try the configuration application... lots to setup, map channels, PREVIEW them and test the Timeshifting button under Manual Control.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Andrew H, post: 676755, member: 56239"] You'll be fine... assuming you have the Win 7 HOME PREMIUM it has MCE included which has the decoders. They'll show up in your MP configuration after you get that far on the installation. Using the MCE remote/blaster should be easy as well... I'd guess you want to reference the Hauppauge website where they have a guide for installing the 2250 onto a MCE system. That should get all of the drivers loaded. You can allow Win-TV to load but you'll not use it. I don't use the blaster but the remote is easily configured in the MP-configuration application under REMOTE. Your 4) is easy - it's hardware encoding and just works. 5) don't worry with saving time - YES, you can adjust these parameters in the TV-Server application but what's monkeying around with it worth? 6) just get a coaxial splitter/combiner and connect the cable to one-half and an OTA antenna to the other half and feed the single to the 2250. You should be able to do OTA for your stations 9-miles to your North. Also, you should do ALL three scans: 1) analog, 2) OTA, & 3) Clear-QAM. You may be surprised how many ClearQAM channels are on your cable input! Don't worry with the wiki - it'll work like a champ! Spend a lot of time in the TV-Server application before you ever try the configuration application... lots to setup, map channels, PREVIEW them and test the Timeshifting button under Manual Control. [/QUOTE]

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