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leejsmith · 01-17-2004, 07:05 AM

the software i am using is called sagetv and is very good value for money

http://www.freytechnologies.com/index.html

it can import xml tvlisting files for a program guide in the us this is provided by sagetv direct but in the uk i have to use a program called xmltv to grab listings from ananova and then import them with a provided plugin.

all this can be controlled from the wintv pvr250 remote.

i also have powerdvd for dvd playback and will give dts output to the spdif.

the only thing i am waiting for is a IR tranceiver to change the channles on the sat box for me.

after installing everything out of the box it would just reset the pc everytimg i showed any sort of tv / mpeg but starting fresh with all the lastest drivers from the net solved that problem.

the satge tv is very easy to setup depending on your capture source. i used the rf out from my sat box and i had to go through all 120 channles to find the correct one.

using the p41.7 and recording at mpeg2 12mbit/s the cpu is never above 30% so the systems stays at low fan speeds all the time.

hope this help anyone looking at pvr/htpc

Lee

01-17-2004, 07:05 AM	#2
leejsmith Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: notts uk Posts: 408	the software i am using is called sagetv and is very good value for money http://www.freytechnologies.com/index.html it can import xml tvlisting files for a program guide in the us this is provided by sagetv direct but in the uk i have to use a program called xmltv to grab listings from ananova and then import them with a provided plugin. all this can be controlled from the wintv pvr250 remote. i also have powerdvd for dvd playback and will give dts output to the spdif. the only thing i am waiting for is a IR tranceiver to change the channles on the sat box for me. after installing everything out of the box it would just reset the pc everytimg i showed any sort of tv / mpeg but starting fresh with all the lastest drivers from the net solved that problem. the satge tv is very easy to setup depending on your capture source. i used the rf out from my sat box and i had to go through all 120 channles to find the correct one. using the p41.7 and recording at mpeg2 12mbit/s the cpu is never above 30% so the systems stays at low fan speeds all the time. hope this help anyone looking at pvr/htpc Lee __________________ Folding , Folding , Folding !