ikurtram
04-20-2008, 08:47 PM
Hello All,
I'm still a bit new to the world of HTPCs. So naturally, I have a few questions.
1. I've seen several posts where people are using multiple TV Tuners cards on their SageTV box. I can see how you can use multiple tuners with Analog cable. But how is this possible when you have a digital connection with a STB?
2. Do we need as many Set Top Boxes to make it work? Or are there specialized TV Tuner cards which will tune the digital channels?
3. If there are specialized TV Tuner cards, then how do I find if a particular card will work with my cable?
4. I also know that even if you have digital cable, the signal will still have the channels 1-99 in analog format. So, we can hook-up the cable from the wall directly to an analog tuner card and still tune channels 1-99. With the upcoming change to digital signal next year, does it mean that these bottom 1-99 channels in analog format will go away?
5. When using STB, we actually use the STB to tune the channel. Does this mean that we don't actually need a "Tuner" card. All we need is a Audio/Video Capture card that captures audio/video fed to it, right?
If you have the answer to any of these questions, please take some time and add your comments to this post.
Thank You,
I'm still a bit new to the world of HTPCs. So naturally, I have a few questions.
1. I've seen several posts where people are using multiple TV Tuners cards on their SageTV box. I can see how you can use multiple tuners with Analog cable. But how is this possible when you have a digital connection with a STB?
2. Do we need as many Set Top Boxes to make it work? Or are there specialized TV Tuner cards which will tune the digital channels?
3. If there are specialized TV Tuner cards, then how do I find if a particular card will work with my cable?
4. I also know that even if you have digital cable, the signal will still have the channels 1-99 in analog format. So, we can hook-up the cable from the wall directly to an analog tuner card and still tune channels 1-99. With the upcoming change to digital signal next year, does it mean that these bottom 1-99 channels in analog format will go away?
5. When using STB, we actually use the STB to tune the channel. Does this mean that we don't actually need a "Tuner" card. All we need is a Audio/Video Capture card that captures audio/video fed to it, right?
If you have the answer to any of these questions, please take some time and add your comments to this post.
Thank You,