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Mediaportal & Tv cards

  • 11-04-2008 02:35PM
    #1
    nacimroc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    Any clever people on here who could help me.

    I have a HTPC (new good specs) with mediaportal installed. I'm looking to install a tv card and use it in the tv part of mediaportal. I have sky freetoview and would like to add this (including EPG's and recording function)

    Anyone recommend a good tv card and very general instructions on how to set it up ?

    P.S. Is it possible to have NTL/Chorus MMDS set up in Mediaportal?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    spartacus93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭spartacus93


    i use a hauppauge pvr150 and also a 1300 with NTL MMDS. Easy enough to set up although i use windows media centre not media portal.

    It still has to be connected through the set top box. At the moment there is no easy legal way around this. Media Centre uses IR blasters to control the chanel changing. Not sure how media portal handles this...

    MMDS Receiver --> Set Top Box --> TV Card --> HTPC --> Graphics Card --> TV!


  • #3
    nacimroc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭nacimroc


    Thanks! Exactly what I was after!


  • #4
    spartacus93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭spartacus93


    nacimroc wrote: »
    Thanks! Exactly what I was after!

    No problem, ask away if there's anything else we can help you with!


  • #5
    eddiem74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭eddiem74


    I have PVR150 and am considering installing MediaPortal to give it a go with SKY.

    How do you obtain the EPG data from SKY, will it be the same as with MCE ? I am stilling browsing MediaPortal help etc. to see how to do this, so any tips welcome from those who have done it.


  • #6
    nacimroc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭nacimroc


    There is a link on the media portal site to a list of EPG's etc! I read there is none for Ireland (no rte's, tv3's etc.) but you can install the UK one and edit it after installing! Add your own or delete some if you need to!

    I wouldn't take what I just said as gospel as I'm still trying to figure this out myself!


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  • #7
    eddiem74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭eddiem74


    nacimroc wrote: »
    There is a link on the media portal site to a list of EPG's etc! I read there is none for Ireland (no rte's, tv3's etc.) but you can install the UK one and edit it after installing! Add your own or delete some if you need to!

    I wouldn't take what I just said as gospel as I'm still trying to figure this out myself!

    Cheers, I will keep looking, I have found a WebEPG plugin which may help, but maybe it just does what you have suggested. Anyway, I am just in the midst of getting MediaPortal set-up, and configured for everything else first, and then will circle back on this.

    Hopefully by then others will have also chipped in ! :D


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