setupbox (1 Viewer)

[acreilaat]

hello,i'll wonder of i can use a setupbox with mediaportal.
all what i read is internal cards.

 

[Spragleknas]

Hi and welcome!

I guess you mean a set top box (STB). I use this myself - connected to a analog TV-card (s-video) - so you do need a TV-card (unless you eg. have a Dreambox).

Channel changing can be done using IR-blasters.

Please supply more information about your STB.

 

[acreilaat]

hello,i.m using a samsung DCB9401R bytheway its working.
is it posible to get the guide listings from the set top box?

 

[Spragleknas]

Yes, you can use EPG (electronic program guide) with STBs.

You do, however, need IR blasters to make STB change channel channels.

I am sorry, but it is rather difficult to understand what you want/ask for/write...

 

[acreilaat]

ok.but can you explain how i'll get the electronic program guide

 

[joboehl]

acreilaat,

My understanding is that you whant to import the EPG data from yout STB to MP. If that's the case, no you can't do it. What you can do is:

- Make MP tune the STB for you trough a blaster. Video would come trough a analog card. EPG data should come trough other methods (XMLTV, Zap2It, etc).

- If your Cable provider uses DVB, you might use a DVB card to dirrectly tune your TV without the STB. That way you would get the EPG right from the cable/sat, but you are not using the STB anymore. Keep in mind that using DVB with pay TV without proper support from the provider can be tricky.

 

[acreilaat]

hello joboehl, what do you mean with the blaster,(the IR blaster).

 

[sdalberg]

an IR blaster is just an IR transmitter that can change your set top boxes channel for you.

I would suggest that you try to set up media portal, it might be easier than you think.