tv tuner question (1 Viewer)

[chesterusob]

hi, didnt seem to see this question anywhere else. my ati tvwonder 600 is connected to a directv stb via a RCA connection (not a coax) and i was wondering if that is supported under mediaportal. i saw that the analog mode for the tvwonder comes up as wdm2883, is it possible to use an RCA connection on wdm2883? would it work under the digital setting?

 

[mm1352000]

Hi and welcome chesterusob

Yes the RCA input (composite or component) should be supported as long as the card doesn't require a connection to the soundcard for the audio. The card will require software encoders to be installed, and that can be tricky. Please read this wiki page for some background.

If you don't set up a blaster then you'll only be able to watch whatever the STB is tuned to. Simply use the "add s-video channels" button in TV Server configuration in the analog tuner scanning section to add the appropriate channel. On the other hand, if your card has a built in blaster then you may be able to set MP up to control your STB - when you change channels in MP then MP could tell the STB to change channels. That setup is much more involved. If you want to try that then be prepared to spend significant time configuring and setting up. I'd recommend that you get a basic setup working first. MP 1.2.0b is recommended over 1.1.3 - support for analog tuners with software encoders is much improved over previous versions.

Best regards,
mm