Tv Tuner Help

[Deleted member 70857]

Hi, I have a HTPC downstairs and also a V+ box.
I wanted to know, how can I put the signal of the Virgin box into the HTPC?
Because then I can use MediaPortal to stream the image to other TVs.

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 70857]

any body?

 

[Vertigo]

Yes you can, but only by using an analogue capture card and feeding the output of the Virgin box to the card. The quality will suffer but it's not too bad.

 

[Deleted member 70857]

Could you recommend me a card? please

 

[questforquiet]

Has your V+ box got a SVHS connection?
If yes the Hauppauge 1300 is a good card,plus it's a freeview card too.

 

[Deleted member 70857]

Im so sorry to sound like a n00b. But what is a SVHS connection?

Also just to say Im connecting the V+ box to a TV via HDMI
So will thew TV be able to get the HD signal while the HTPC will get a SD signal, Also I am wondering will it transfer sound as well?

 

[jeffmango]

A SVHS connection is also known as an S-Video connection, you can read about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video. It's also about the best quality connection you're going to get for a tv card unless you're willing to splash out on one with a component or hdmi input (really expensive last time I checked).

 

[Deleted member 70857]

I thought that was what you meant. How will I transfer sound as well?

 

[RaiderX]

use a 2 phono to jack plug into the pc's line in port

 

[Deleted member 70857]

Does my motherboard have a line in port?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-115-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=807

 

[jeffmango]

Can see a blue audio port in the product picture so, yep, looks like it .