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<blockquote data-quote="bolders" data-source="post: 276017" data-attributes="member: 42721"><p>Hi Andy</p><p></p><p>I don't see a problem with what you have got planned but it may take a bit of work to get going - I am happy to guide you through the process tho as I have learnt quite a bit over the year or so that i've been playing with MP. I have a similar setup to what you describe and with the RC1 and an SVN its working better than ever. I have had a few issues to deal with along the way such as stuttering TV and one of my TV cards bsoding (windows usb driver issue not MP problem). Im am now very close to having a finished setup. My main issue at the moment is a small amount of stuttering when playing blu ray disks - This needs to be flawless for me to be happy else I could of spent the money on a PS3 instead. However saying that my system in its current state is bloody impressive and im really happy with it.</p><p></p><p>There is one thing that I should point out tho. The picture quality you will get with your analogue card will never be as good as the picture you get straight from your sky box due to the extra layer of conversion that is being done. Using an svideo input to your PVR card should provide a better quality picture than using composite but I have never been able to test this as my NTL box only outputs composite and RGB (scart). Despite this fact I watch TV almost always via MP as the benefits for me far outweigh the slight picture loss - such as an excellent epg, recording and timeshifting, the ability to watch TV from my NTL box in bed, in my comuter room, on my laptop or in my front room etc. Picture quality from my DVB-T card is excellent tho.</p><p></p><p>I will give you a description of my system to give you an idea of what I have got running (also have a look at my system specs)</p><p></p><p><strong>Front Room</strong></p><p>My media PC is located here which contains A PVR 150 (connected to NTL box) and a Nova T 500 (dual DVB-T tuner). I have 500GB HD in this system for TV recordings (I also use this drive to create backups every night of documents, music, etc that are stored on my file server). I have an MCE remote connected to this system which is used to control MP and to switch channels on my NTL box. This system also has a Blu ray/HD DVD combo drive for HD playback. This is all connected to a 37" LCD TV.</p><p></p><p><strong>Computer room and bedroom</strong></p><p>I have my main PC in the computer room with a dual monitor setup - I run MP on the second monitor so I can work and watch TV/videos at the same time. The secondary monitor is also connected to a VGA splitter. The second output of the splitter is run into my bedroom and connects to another monitor (this shows the same output as the second monitor in my computer room hence I get MP displayed in both rooms). I also run an audio patch and USB extension into my bedroom. The USB connection is used to connect another MCE remote to control MP from my bed <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. I use the keyboard when using MP in the computer room as im sat at a desk.</p><p></p><p><strong>Laptop</strong></p><p>My laptop is connected via wireless and also runs MP (I get the same functionality on all PCs but can only play blu ray discs from the media PC in my front room).</p><p></p><p><strong>Work shop</strong></p><p>I have my file server stored in my workshop. This contains about 2TB of storage and contains all my music, DVD rips, HD rips, DivX videos, Pictures, etc.</p><p></p><p>All PCs are connected via Gb ethernet but a 100Mb connection should have more than enough bandwidth to do all of this.</p><p></p><p>As you can see your requirements are similar to my current setup and can be achieved. I do still have a few issues with getting smooth video playback and I think this is probably the hardest part to get right. My TV setup is running smoothly now tho <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>So to answer a few of your questions</p><p></p><p>You will need an MCE remote or alternative for each room that you want to control MP unless you are happy using a keyboard - I think you can only have one MCE device connected to each PC but im not sure on this point.</p><p></p><p>If you are watching from from your sky box via MP then there will not be any conflicts as the card will be locked so others will not be able to take control of it. Your wife will be able to tap into the stream you are watching tho. Also BBC3 is a freeview channel so assuming you have the digital tuner set to a higher priority than the analogue tuner the digital tuner will be used if it is available. If your wife tries to change to a sky only channel and you are already watching a channel from the sky box she will get message saying that the tuner is locked.</p><p></p><p>Yes the MCE remote can control your amp via its second blaster assuming that it can accurately learn the comand from the remote.</p><p></p><p>It may seem quite complicated but if its broken down into steps its fairly straight forward</p><p></p><p>Im more than happy to help you develop a plan of action </p><p></p><p>bolders</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bolders, post: 276017, member: 42721"] Hi Andy I don't see a problem with what you have got planned but it may take a bit of work to get going - I am happy to guide you through the process tho as I have learnt quite a bit over the year or so that i've been playing with MP. I have a similar setup to what you describe and with the RC1 and an SVN its working better than ever. I have had a few issues to deal with along the way such as stuttering TV and one of my TV cards bsoding (windows usb driver issue not MP problem). Im am now very close to having a finished setup. My main issue at the moment is a small amount of stuttering when playing blu ray disks - This needs to be flawless for me to be happy else I could of spent the money on a PS3 instead. However saying that my system in its current state is bloody impressive and im really happy with it. There is one thing that I should point out tho. The picture quality you will get with your analogue card will never be as good as the picture you get straight from your sky box due to the extra layer of conversion that is being done. Using an svideo input to your PVR card should provide a better quality picture than using composite but I have never been able to test this as my NTL box only outputs composite and RGB (scart). Despite this fact I watch TV almost always via MP as the benefits for me far outweigh the slight picture loss - such as an excellent epg, recording and timeshifting, the ability to watch TV from my NTL box in bed, in my comuter room, on my laptop or in my front room etc. Picture quality from my DVB-T card is excellent tho. I will give you a description of my system to give you an idea of what I have got running (also have a look at my system specs) [B]Front Room[/B] My media PC is located here which contains A PVR 150 (connected to NTL box) and a Nova T 500 (dual DVB-T tuner). I have 500GB HD in this system for TV recordings (I also use this drive to create backups every night of documents, music, etc that are stored on my file server). I have an MCE remote connected to this system which is used to control MP and to switch channels on my NTL box. This system also has a Blu ray/HD DVD combo drive for HD playback. This is all connected to a 37" LCD TV. [B]Computer room and bedroom[/B] I have my main PC in the computer room with a dual monitor setup - I run MP on the second monitor so I can work and watch TV/videos at the same time. The secondary monitor is also connected to a VGA splitter. The second output of the splitter is run into my bedroom and connects to another monitor (this shows the same output as the second monitor in my computer room hence I get MP displayed in both rooms). I also run an audio patch and USB extension into my bedroom. The USB connection is used to connect another MCE remote to control MP from my bed :D. I use the keyboard when using MP in the computer room as im sat at a desk. [B]Laptop[/B] My laptop is connected via wireless and also runs MP (I get the same functionality on all PCs but can only play blu ray discs from the media PC in my front room). [B]Work shop[/B] I have my file server stored in my workshop. This contains about 2TB of storage and contains all my music, DVD rips, HD rips, DivX videos, Pictures, etc. All PCs are connected via Gb ethernet but a 100Mb connection should have more than enough bandwidth to do all of this. As you can see your requirements are similar to my current setup and can be achieved. I do still have a few issues with getting smooth video playback and I think this is probably the hardest part to get right. My TV setup is running smoothly now tho :) So to answer a few of your questions You will need an MCE remote or alternative for each room that you want to control MP unless you are happy using a keyboard - I think you can only have one MCE device connected to each PC but im not sure on this point. If you are watching from from your sky box via MP then there will not be any conflicts as the card will be locked so others will not be able to take control of it. Your wife will be able to tap into the stream you are watching tho. Also BBC3 is a freeview channel so assuming you have the digital tuner set to a higher priority than the analogue tuner the digital tuner will be used if it is available. If your wife tries to change to a sky only channel and you are already watching a channel from the sky box she will get message saying that the tuner is locked. Yes the MCE remote can control your amp via its second blaster assuming that it can accurately learn the comand from the remote. It may seem quite complicated but if its broken down into steps its fairly straight forward Im more than happy to help you develop a plan of action bolders [/QUOTE]
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