Hello all and thanks in advance. I need specific help with set up of TV Tuner via Direct TV STB. All I want to do is keep PC on channel 3 and watch live TV and change channels from Direct TV set top box, as if PC were a TV. I don't need to record or have any other bells and whistles, although I'll take it forced to as only option. I have whole house DVR so I can do that from most anywhere else and won't need that in the kitchen where this PC sits.
Equipment-
HP All-in-one Touchsmart PC with HP USB RG6 Coax TV Tuner
Direct TV Box
Windows 7 64 bit
Media Center wouldn't let me set up Direct TV in any shape or form. It wants to run an IR Blaster through the STB, and neither my PC nor my Direct TV STB are set up for that. I was hoping mediaportal gave me another alternative to do this.
This PC sits on my kitchen counter and is used as a tablet type option, but I also want to watch TV through it as well.
Please help me find a solution through mediaportal that works. Best case is I just show a live feed of Direct Tv and I'll change channels and what not via the STB. Ultimately I just want the PC to act like a TV that is getting a RG6 coax feed from the set top box.
I'd be willing to explore other software, add ons, or hardware (except for the PC or Direct TV itself) to make this happen.
Please guide me in the right direction!
Equipment-
HP All-in-one Touchsmart PC with HP USB RG6 Coax TV Tuner
Direct TV Box
Windows 7 64 bit
Media Center wouldn't let me set up Direct TV in any shape or form. It wants to run an IR Blaster through the STB, and neither my PC nor my Direct TV STB are set up for that. I was hoping mediaportal gave me another alternative to do this.
This PC sits on my kitchen counter and is used as a tablet type option, but I also want to watch TV through it as well.
Please help me find a solution through mediaportal that works. Best case is I just show a live feed of Direct Tv and I'll change channels and what not via the STB. Ultimately I just want the PC to act like a TV that is getting a RG6 coax feed from the set top box.
I'd be willing to explore other software, add ons, or hardware (except for the PC or Direct TV itself) to make this happen.
Please guide me in the right direction!