Motorolla STB using RF Out (1 Viewer)

idtjes3

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Hello,

I was wondering if I can use the RF out on my cable box and connect that to My Hauppauge 1800. I tried it before but when I scan for channels, I get nothing. Even the directions for the card say to connect the digital/qam coax input to the RF out on the box. I hear some people talking about a modulator. What exactly does it do? I remember hearing something like it sends channel 3 through to the tv card then you use the cable box along with an ir blaster to change channels. Is this correct?

The way I have it setup now is I can get channels 2-99 on my tv card, but if i want to watch higher than 99, I have to switch the input on my tv to use my set top box which basically defeats the purpose of creating an all controlling HTPC. I would like to be able to see all channels through the TV card is this possible? I know I would only be able to record the "clear channels" which isn't a big deal but I dont feel like constantly changing inputs on my tv and surround sound just to channel surf. Would that be possible using RF out?
 

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