TV Card with HDTV/Wheres the Sky card go? (1 Viewer)

[Program.X]

Looking to round off my HTPC with a decent TV Card and I have a few questions:

1/ Does MP support HDTV? If so, is there a supported card that will work with Sky HD?
2/ Failing that (assuming it falls back to SD if HD is unavailable), is this card http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_nexus.html (Hauppauge WinTV Nexus S) a good buy and is it supported?
3/ What I don't get is how these Satellite devices work with the likes of Sky without a viewing card. Can someone please enlighten me?

Thats all for now. Thanks

 

[Program.X]

Ok, I think I've answered my own question. Sky don't allow encrypted signals to be decrypted in anything other than their set-top boxes?

Therefore, I would like a solution which allows the use of an IR Blaster and an appropriate capture card that works with MediaPortal.

Any recommendations?

I would also like the Capture Card to capture other video sources, such as my DVD Player and TiVo without much fiddlign with wires.

 

[Program.X]

Hello again.

I'm quite stuck with all this, so apologies for the continued posting - I just don't want to waste my money!

Okay, so would a Hybrid card which allows Video Capture be suitable for receiving the signal from a Sky Digibox? If so, how can I make it change channels. I guess this would be using some form of IR Blaster?

 

[gxtracker]

Yep, you are going to need some sort of IR blaster to control your STB. Something like the USB-UIRT would be great if you already have an IR remote, or the windows MCE remote would be good if you don't already have a remote. Both have an IR blaster that you can use to controll your digibox.

As for your other questions regarding TV card choices - im sorry I cant give much input as our TV system is much different, and our products vary because of this. I know that HDTV support is planned, but I dont believe its fully mature yet; I know there is a thread in general discussion about ATSC support but again, that is only a North American cable issue.

 

[Program.X]

Excellent. Thanks for your response!

I am buying the MCE kit anyway to qualify for the OEM License of MCE, so that solves that problem.

I will probably go for a decent Digital TV Card with Capture and then upgrade when HDTV arrives.

Thanks again