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TV Tuner Card for NTL

  • 01-03-2009 5:37pm
    #1
    Heinrich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭


    Any recommendations or a TV card for NTL? Has anyone any experience on this.

    Many thanks

    H


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  • #2
    Solitaire
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    Physical cable connection or satellite/wireless (Chorus)? Latter requires a DVB-S tuner for sure.


  • #3
    el dude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭el dude


    Looking to get this done too.
    Solitaire wrote: »
    Physical cable connection or satellite/wireless (Chorus)? Latter requires a DVB-S tuner for sure.

    Mine would be a physical cable connection.

    I don't suppose its possible to go direct form the cable to the pc, bypassing the chorus box??

    I presume not, so in that case, whats best??


  • #4
    bazwaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭bazwaldo


    You need a tuner card which takes composite/RCA input and that support MCE which requires mpg2 hardware encoding. There are loads of types. Some do this and also have dvb-t and dvb-s or analogue tuners too which could come in handy for the future.

    See the Post your setup thread also.

    Hauppauge are popular. Many come with a remote receiver and remote control too which is usually a requirement for people using it with a TV. However you'll need the remote receiver which has a transmitter which you stick onto your NTL box to change the channel for you.


  • #5
    dmck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭dmck


    FireDTV do a dvb-c card (floppydtv i think) it has a slot for cam and card. This would bypass the stb.


  • #6
    tommiejoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭tommiejoie


    dmck wrote: »
    FireDTV do a dvb-c card (floppydtv i think) it has a slot for cam and card. This would bypass the stb.

    As far as I'm aware, if NTL is set up the same as Chorus (which would make sense as they're moth under UPC) the smart card is matched to the specific STB and cannot be used in any other STB, NTL's or any other. So the FloppyDTV would not work. This is different to Sky systems which I think would work in such a set up.

    However, I have never tried this so it's only my take on the way this stuff works as I've been looking into it myself recently too. If someone else could confirm or correct me on this that would be great.

    OP, my suggestion to you is get a tuner card with composite inputs and simply route the STB to this. Also, get an IR blaster so you can control the STB using the HTPC remote.


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    tommiejoie wrote: »
    As far as I'm aware, if NTL is set up the same as Chorus (which would make sense as they're moth under UPC) the smart card is matched to the specific STB and cannot be used in any other STB, NTL's or any other. So the FloppyDTV would not work. This is different to Sky systems which I think would work in such a set up.

    However, I have never tried this so it's only my take on the way this stuff works as I've been looking into it myself recently too. If someone else could confirm or correct me on this that would be great.

    OP, my suggestion to you is get a tuner card with composite inputs and simply route the STB to this. Also, get an IR blaster so you can control the STB using the HTPC remote.

    Sky certainly pair the card to the box. The CAM solutions usually require you to enter the serial number from your box so it can pair successfully with the card. I'd say NTL/UPC could be done the same way.


  • #8
    tommiejoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭tommiejoie


    Karsini wrote: »
    The CAM solutions usually require you to enter the serial number from your box so it can pair successfully with the card.

    I guess I stand corrected so. Good to know.


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