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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1116417" data-attributes="member: 82144">This isn't technically 100% true. Some people are able to pull in D*sh with the right tuners and configuration. Just takes a fair bit of know how. The standard gear - switches, dishes and stuff - can be tricky to get working with generic tuners if you don't know the technical details of how it really works.One example of a tutorial:<a href="http://www.satellitesupreme.com/showthread.php/47717-Convert-CW3K-4K-to-Windows-HTPC-running-MediaPortal" target="_blank">http://www.satellitesupreme.com/showthread.php/47717-Convert-CW3K-4K-to-Windows-HTPC-running-MediaPortal</a>AFAIK DirecTV is out of the question without a capture card. Traditionally they've used non-standard broadcast schemes and non-standard stream formats. D*sh has used unusual broadcast schemes... but not entirely non standard... and their stream format is based on the ubiquitous MPEG 2 TS, which MP can handle.ATSC is easier, but obviously less choice in terms of channels.Cable with a CableCARD tuner may be an improvement on that, if you have a provider like Verizon FiOS where most of the channels are marked &quot;copy freely&quot;... but still expensive.You could still go satellite with capture devices (Hauppauge HD-PVR/Colossus), but the hardware is relatively expensive. One capture card + STB per channel you want to watch or record simultaneously. Also there's the potential for problems with HDMI HDCP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1116417, member: 82144"] This isn't technically 100% true. Some people are able to pull in D*sh with the right tuners and configuration. Just takes a fair bit of know how. The standard gear - switches, dishes and stuff - can be tricky to get working with generic tuners if you don't know the technical details of how it really works. One example of a tutorial: [url]http://www.satellitesupreme.com/showthread.php/47717-Convert-CW3K-4K-to-Windows-HTPC-running-MediaPortal[/url] AFAIK DirecTV is out of the question without a capture card. Traditionally they've used non-standard broadcast schemes and non-standard stream formats. D*sh has used unusual broadcast schemes... but not entirely non standard... and their stream format is based on the ubiquitous MPEG 2 TS, which MP can handle. ATSC [I]is[/I] easier, but obviously less choice in terms of channels. Cable with a CableCARD tuner [I]may[/I] be an improvement on that, [I]if[/I] you have a provider like Verizon FiOS where most of the channels are marked "copy freely"... but still expensive. You could still go satellite with capture devices (Hauppauge HD-PVR/Colossus), but the hardware is relatively expensive. One capture card + STB per channel you want to watch or record simultaneously. Also there's the potential for problems with HDMI HDCP. [/QUOTE]

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