Dual tuners in Vista Media Center

[mdonovan]

I want to set up another tuner for my HTPC to use. I have 2 DirecTV boxes to use, but they are different boxes from different manufacturers. Can I use them with VMC? The only info I could find said you can use 2 different model boxes from the same manufacturer, but nobody says if you can use boxes from different manufacturers.

So, is anyone using 2 boxes from different manufacturers in Vista Media Center?

Thanks

Matt

 

[Chassmain]

I want to set up another tuner for my HTPC to use. I have 2 DirecTV boxes to use, but they are different boxes from different manufacturers. Can I use them with VMC? The only info I could find said you can use 2 different model boxes from the same manufacturer, but nobody says if you can use boxes from different manufacturers.

So, is anyone using 2 boxes from different manufacturers in Vista Media Center?

Thanks

Matt

Hey Matt,

Hate to break your bubble, but Windows Media Center doesn't support DirecTV at all. I went down this route a little while ago with wishful thinking and found out there was a product in the works from DirecTV that never came through to fruition. You're stuck with over the air or cable TV with a cable card... nice thing with this solution is you can record up to 4 channels at once with 1 card.

 

[RonX]

You can use Hauppauge HDPVR with DVBLink for HDPVR, or with the native Hauppauge Media Center drivers, check DVBLogic forums or thegreenbutton forums

 

[mdonovan]

I want to set up another tuner for my HTPC to use. I have 2 DirecTV boxes to use, but they are different boxes from different manufacturers. Can I use them with VMC? The only info I could find said you can use 2 different model boxes from the same manufacturer, but nobody says if you can use boxes from different manufacturers.

So, is anyone using 2 boxes from different manufacturers in Vista Media Center?

Thanks

Matt

Hey Matt,

Hate to break your bubble, but Windows Media Center doesn't support DirecTV at all. I went down this route a little while ago with wishful thinking and found out there was a product in the works from DirecTV that never came through to fruition. You're stuck with over the air or cable TV with a cable card... nice thing with this solution is you can record up to 4 channels at once with 1 card.

I'm using it with DirecTV now with no problem, except I only have one box attached. The analog outputs on the box go into a TV card in my HTPC and I watch it on TV. I just can't record something while I watch something else.

Matt