hi guys, ive got windows media centre on my PC and am guna get a TV card, i take it as i have Windows media edition it is now possible for me to get a HD picture if i have a HD TV? also can anybody recomend a good TV card???
Regards Rich
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hi guys, ive got windows media centre on my PC and am guna get a TV card, i take it as i have Windows media edition it is now possible for me to get a HD picture if i have a HD TV? also can anybody recomend a good TV card???
Regards Rich
Does MCE actually support HD? don't think so.
For full HD on MCE you will need Vista. At the moment there is no support for HDCP in MCE (as far as i know) and last i heard, no graphics cards, even the HDMI ones, were HDCP compliant.
Also the only HD sources in the UK are closed. SkyHD and TelewestHD are not available on a PC, no matter what card you have. Freeview in HD won't be public until at least 2012.
As for DVB-T cards, you need to make sure they are MCE compatible. the Hauppauge ones are supposed to be good, and you can get them for a decent amount on Scan.
ok ty for lettign me know. so whihc TV card do i want then!?!? what gives the bets picture?
I've seen HDTV freeview cards around... and why wouldn't graphic cards support it? - you can get resolutions on most graphics cards higher than HDTV all together..
And you could get HDTV on your PC before... sort of.. if you do have SkyHD you could hook that upto your HDTV TV card (just as you would with a VHS for example), then you could do it that way too.
Feel free to correct me though.
Either way, personally I'd go for a freeview TV card Mantis... you are going to get the best quality that way - plus analog is going to be cut off soon... not sure when, I have 2008 in my head for some reason... but I don't think that's right.
I'd go for a PCI card too, and not USB.
so gimem alink to what i need for the best pic :P ty guys
A quick eBay search..
HDTV:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Twinham-Digita...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TwinhanDTV-Ter...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VisionDTV-HDTV...QQcmdZViewItem
Standard/Freeview:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-TV-Rad...QQcmdZViewItem
Not too sure of the makes but they seem quite good and the price sounds right.
Edit: This seems better for standard freeview:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hauppauge-WinT...QQcmdZViewItem
Get a DigiTV - great cards :)
ive just got a Hauppage WinTV Nova-T from our fav guys at Scan - im V pleased with it :)
EDIT: it can be found here btw http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...ProductID=9833
with the HDTV cards it says they have freeview aswell!?!?!?
Any DVB-T card will support Freeview, because Freeview is just the branding of the Free To Air part of the UKs DTV system. TopUpTV and Setanta are the subscription part of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by XA04
All the budget DVB-T cards support HD. All the card it doing is tuning to the correct frequency, and sending the correct channel within the MUX (MUltipleX) to the software running on the PC to do withis what it wants. Whether the software supports HD streams, in either MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 (either h.263 or h.264) is another matter.
Resolution is only have the story. Right now the only way to output true HD video from your PC is to either download content (sample material or otherwise), or playback home video from an HD camcorder. This is fine, as neither of these sources have HDCP (High Definition Conent/Copy Protection) enabled on them. HD-DVD and BlueRay both have HDCP so will not let you play them back without a secure path all the way through to your monitor. Windows, software, graphics card, drivers and monitor all have to be HDCP compliant for this to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by XA04
Then all you are getting is a down converted SD source. As far as i know, there are *no* HD capable capture cards, nothing will take DVI, HDMI or HD component input signals and let you record that.Quote:
Originally Posted by XA04
Switch off is starting in 2008 in the less populated areas of the country (so they can boost the DTV signals giving better coverage) and finishing in 2012.Quote:
Originally Posted by XA04
If you are suing a digital source (Freeview/DVB-T) then the picture quality is dependant on the decoder software, not the card really. as any card will be passing the same MPEG-2 stream to the software (MCE). What does make a difference, especially if you are in a marginal signal area, is the quality of the tuner on the card.Quote:
Originally Posted by MantisCSS
I don't think this is as big a deal as it used to be. the common cards are all pretty good these days, especially if you are talking about standard PCI cards (the tiny USB sticks and CardBus cards do vary quite a lot). Three cards I have are:
Nebula Electronics DigiTV:
http://www.nebula-electronics.com
Twinhan VisionPlus DTV
http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_2.asp (slightly different layout, but essentially the same card)
Kworld DVB-T 100
http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/kworld/b...l/DVB-T100.htm
If you are going to be using the software bundled with the card (rather than MCE or another PVR app) i would recomend the Nebula DigiTV. They are more expensive than other cards, but the software is a lot better, and these days it weems pretty robust. They also have a good roadmap of where they are heading, although they are going pretty slowly at the moment :)
If you're in the right area, with the right setup you can get the BBC HD Freeview trials using many of the current DVB-T cards. This will display HD TV with 5.1 sound (very limited, it's just BBC with ITV, Channel 4 and 5 to add some content for the trial).
It's a long read but should steer you in the right direction if you can get the Crystal Palace signal;
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...7&page=1&pp=25
mantis, dad is getting HD sky in a couple of weeks, so surely u could do something with that?, hook it up too your pc too? that possible? (im his bro btw)
we just got it today john:P
right ill be coming home then :), exams are over now... Is it awesome? how does it look on the sharp 37" Aquos?
yeh looks awesome! HD is a joke, and its 42" not 37 :P get it right, hooked dads laptop up to it last night for a laugh and it only take liek a monitor cord n thats it, im guna take my PC down this evening to play CS on it, the picture is ajoke!!!!