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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1019519" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>Ahhhh, so you're using the RF/coax out on the cable box. That explains it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The QAM channels are not mixed with the cable box output, so with the way you've hooked things up right now you're only going to get the live feed of whatever the cable box is decoding. When you change channels on the cable box, the live feed will also change.</p><p> </p><p>To be clear: this approach will only give you one "channel" which is the cable box output.</p><p> </p><p>If you want to receive the QAM channels you'll almost certainly have to take the feed that you normally plug into the cable box.</p><p>In order to receive the QAM channels as well as a live feed from the cable box you'll need to split the signal before the cable box and hook one split into the cable box and the other split into the PC. Then depending on what outputs your cable box has, you may be able to hook one up to the TV and the other to the PC.</p><p> </p><p>The coax that you've been using is the lowest quality link method. Don't use it unless you can avoid it. S-video would be the first choice for the PC card. HDMI or component (R+G+B) would be the first choice for the TV... then s-video, then composite (yellow)... then finally RF/coax.</p><p> </p><p>If you could list the available outputs on the cable box and link to a picture of the exact PC card model you have then I could make more specific recommendations...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1019519, member: 82144"] Ahhhh, so you're using the RF/coax out on the cable box. That explains it. :) The QAM channels are not mixed with the cable box output, so with the way you've hooked things up right now you're only going to get the live feed of whatever the cable box is decoding. When you change channels on the cable box, the live feed will also change. To be clear: this approach will only give you one "channel" which is the cable box output. If you want to receive the QAM channels you'll almost certainly have to take the feed that you normally plug into the cable box. In order to receive the QAM channels as well as a live feed from the cable box you'll need to split the signal before the cable box and hook one split into the cable box and the other split into the PC. Then depending on what outputs your cable box has, you may be able to hook one up to the TV and the other to the PC. The coax that you've been using is the lowest quality link method. Don't use it unless you can avoid it. S-video would be the first choice for the PC card. HDMI or component (R+G+B) would be the first choice for the TV... then s-video, then composite (yellow)... then finally RF/coax. If you could list the available outputs on the cable box and link to a picture of the exact PC card model you have then I could make more specific recommendations... [/QUOTE]
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