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mafatumatt

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Setting Up Live Tv On 360
« on: February 13, 2006, 02:52:00 PM »
ok, so i've got an ati all i wonder card... a 9700 in my computer... not top of the line but its still good for TV tuning.

i want to run my 360 as a dvr thru my comp.

i am also running XP, so I've read on the forums that I need to use MCE 2005. Can I get just the OS, or do I actually need a whole new computer to stream the video from the ATI TV app?

also, do i actually need mce? is there some sort of streaming supported by ATI?

sorry i know its kinda newbish questions but i'm just lost on this one.

CRAP, I POSTED THIS IN WRONG FORUM, CAN MODS PLEASE MOVE TO 360 PC TOOLS SECTION? sorry...
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CattyKid

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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2006, 04:18:00 PM »
You NEED MCE, and not an MCE PC, but an OS.
Also, check to see if your graphics cards is supported by Windows MCE, I heard that MCE doesn't like many ATI cards or won't stream TV from an ATI card, but I could be wrong.
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mafatumatt

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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2006, 09:55:00 AM »
QUOTE(crimethink @ Feb 14 2006, 03:06 AM) View Post

Depends where you live. In North America, no. In the UK I believe, they have the standalone versions.


so wait, if i want to stream tv to the 360, i need a new computer cause i live in north america?

that is so absurd by m$...

is this true?
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ikecomp

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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2006, 10:25:00 AM »
I don't know what the other guy was talking about but all you need is a video card tht MCE supports and a copy of MCE (Operating System) and you have your media center pc. You don't need to buy an entirely new computer
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2006, 02:33:00 PM »
Right.  And you CAN buy MCE 2005.  
You also need to keep in mind that you'll need to stream over a wired connection if possible.  If you stream at 54mbs the tests will come back too low.
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simbot82

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« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2006, 05:50:00 AM »
Ok people are getting confused in here.

You need a "TV TUNER" that MCE supports, not so much a Vid card.

You also need to purchase a copy of MCE 2005. It is essentially a GUI slapped on top of Xp pro SP2. You cannot buy it without XP and it will cost approx $160 US.

When vista arrives it will be built in but until then your out of luck
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