JW
Wed Jun 25 06:15:44 PDT 2008
Have you downloaded the guide for MC so you can use it?
If yes then you will have to add the sub channels to the guide manually
since the published MC guides do not contain sub channels.
Then you should be able to select 1041 or 1042 for 4-1 and 4-2.
"J. Nikolas" <JNikolas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1141959B-65BA-435F-A26C-435B94F46775@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the advice. I went ahead and bought the rca dtv converter.
> Everything went smoothly. The only hang-up right now is althought the ir
> blaster can control the box, it cannot get to the sub-channels.
> Apparently
> it can't handle the "-" command on the remote to get to say 4-2 and always
> goes to 4-1. I'll call it partial success unless microsoft comes up with
> some kind of an update. It also has slowed the channel changing down
> considerably.
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> Check out the AVS CECB forum that Curious gave you the link to in one of
>> his
>> above posts to find out which ones have MC. I believe that is also
>> possible
>> for the MC IR receiver to be "trained" to learn the IR codes for a STB IR
>> receiver but I do not know the details.
>> "J. Nikolas" <JNikolas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6CDCE3D3-35BD-4459-90E7-CF36B89B395A@microsoft.com...
>> > any idea which boxes would be controllable with the ir blaster? Most of
>> > them
>> > seem to have an ir remote.
>> >
>> > "Curious" wrote:
>> >
>> >> That's exactly what I suggest, you just have to make sure that the
>> >> converter
>> >> box is one that is controllable with the MC IR blaster all makes and
>> >> models
>> >> may not be.
>> >> You should still be able to watch and play programs with the extender
>> >> like
>> >> you do today since the inputs from the converter are all in analog SD
>> >> 480i
>> >> the same as your current OTA analog tuner is receiving.
>> >> "J. Nikolas" <JNikolas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:12FD7F4E-64CB-43E7-95AA-6F9900C93712@microsoft.com...
>> >> > That's the issue i'm wondering. I've never done the set box setup,
>> >> > as
>> >> > I
>> >> > only
>> >> > have antenna/ota broadcasts. I do however have the ir blaster that
>> >> > came
>> >> > with
>> >> > the ir receiver. Would it be possible to set up the tv converter
>> >> > under
>> >> > the
>> >> > set top box set up and then connect the ir blaster to change the
>> >> > channel?
>> >> > It
>> >> > would also be nice to continue to use the tv guide to schedule
>> >> > recordings.
>> >> > Otherwise, my first generation linksys extender will become useless
>> >> > for
>> >> > tv.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Curious" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Regretfully I failed to consider EPG in MC with my previous
>> >> >> recommendation
>> >> >> and I withdraw it.
>> >> >> The OP should stay with his Analog only tuner card.
>> >> >> He then should obtain a Converter STB that the MC EPG and IR
>> >> >> receiver/blaster will support and hopefully also has S-video out
>> >> >> since
>> >> >> S-Video will provide better PQ the channel 3 or 4 RF.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The following forum contains lots of information on the Coupon
>> >> >> Eligible
>> >> >> Converter boxes,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=186
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "David B." <mail@nomail.net> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:%235LKBWt0IHA.5832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> > The big issue is that once the switchover to digital occurs and
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > start
>> >> >> > using the converter box, it is the converter box that does the
>> >> >> > channel
>> >> >> > changing, I'm not sure if MCE will have the ability to change
>> >> >> > it's
>> >> >> > channels like it does with a cable or satellite STB. To explain
>> >> >> > better
>> >> >> > take this scenario. You have a TV connected to rabbit ears, to
>> >> >> > watch
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > different channel you use the TV remote to change it. After the
>> >> >> > 2009
>> >> >> > switch you install the converter box between the rabbit ears and
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > TV,
>> >> >> > the TV now remains permanently on channel 3 or 4 and you change
>> >> >> > channels
>> >> >> > using the converter box, so in order to record scheduled programs
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > MCE
>> >> >> > it has to be able to change the channels of the converter box,
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > an
>> >> >> > issue with cable or satellite, not sure about the digital to
>> >> >> > analog
>> >> >> > converter.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > ----
>> >> >> > Crosspost, do not multipost
>> >> >> >
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>> >> >> > How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "J. Nikolas" <JNikolas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> > message
>> >> >> > news:03AD7FE4-B443-442C-B01F-34615C1F450B@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >>I currently use my media center 2005 as a pvr for ota tv. With a
>> >> >> >>linksys
>> >> >> >> extender, I can watch on my tv. Will I still be able to use
>> >> >> >> this
>> >> >> >> setup
>> >> >> >> after
>> >> >> >> the digital conversion by hooking up a converter box to my
>> >> >> >> computer?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Unfortunalely the extender (old model) does not allow for
>> >> >> >> viewing
>> >> >> >> from
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> digital atsc tv tuner.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>