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26-05-2008, 05:46 PM
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Freesat - anyone know if this'll work with Vista MCE?
Hi all,
First post in the .lifestyle forum area and newcomer to media-center stuff so pls be gentle! As the title says, I'm thinking of getting Freesat and currently have Vista MCE working pretty well with my DVB-T tuner card. Anyone know if Media Center on Vista x64 supports Freesat? Also, my flat has a Sky dish with the Sky+ dual-cables, can I use this for Freesat? And are there any tuner cards that support Freesat available yet? Cheers in advance 8bit |
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26-05-2008, 06:04 PM
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Re: Freesat - anyone know if this'll work with Vista MCE?
According to google and avforums it is possible. You have to use a registry edit to allow decoding of freeview channels. Apparently you just use cards that work with Sky.
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26-05-2008, 09:07 PM
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Re: Freesat - anyone know if this'll work with Vista MCE?
The only sticking point will be ITV HD which is broadcast as a H.222 data stream as opposed to a H.264 video stream. This is accessed through the red button on Freesat boxes.
Does MCE let you use interactive content through Freeviews Red Button at the moment? |
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27-05-2008, 12:47 AM
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Re: Freesat - anyone know if this'll work with Vista MCE?
From what I've read red button isnt possible with freesat or sky via a pc, nor is the over air epg which instead has to be downloaded from the net.
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