Re: How do I use an AV Receiver with the Windows Media Center? by Greg3195
Greg3195
Tue Jun 24 05:23:59 PDT 2008
On Jun 22, 11:28=A0pm, Nigel Barker <ni...@nigelbarker.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:18:51 -0700 (PDT), Greg3...@gmail.com wrote:
> >G'day,
>
> >I get my TV signal via an AV Receiver.
>
> >I have this plugged into my PC's tuner card using the AV Receiver's
> >RCA plugs (yellow, red, white).
>
> >What options in the Windows Media Center do I use to get the TV
> >working?
>
> >If I choose Cable or Satellite, then I can see the picture in the
> >small setup box but the setup fails as it says I need to connect the
> >IR. There is no where to connect the IR to the AV Receiver.
>
> >Does anyone know what needs to be done to get this working?
>
> >(I'd also like to be able to connect my Camcorder using the RCA plugs
> >method as well)
>
> >Thanks in advance.
>
> >Regards.
>
> Where does the TV come from before your AV Receiver? If you hook up the RC=
A
> plugs for TV input then Media Center expects you to be using a Set Top Box=
. To
> control this STB you need a Media Center IR remote/receiver combo that has=
IR
> bugs that enable Media Center to change channel on the STB.
>
> Why do you want to connect you Camcorder to Media Center? It's really only=
> designed for Live TV sources not a camcorder or VCR.
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
> MCE MVP- Hide quoted text -
>
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Thanks for the response Nigel.
I've managed to get it working by 'tricking' WMC into thinking I'm
using Cable.
Cheers.