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April 17th, 2005, 10:41 PM
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| Watching HDTV on comp thru Cable?
I was wondering how I could view an HDTV signal, that I get through a digital cable box, on the comp? Ive seen these HDTV TV tuners out now, but I think thier for over-the-air HDTV, not cable HDTV.
Do I just need any Svideo/Composite/Coax input? Whats the best way to get that kind of input?
I current have a TV tuner thats about 5 years old (Pinnacle PCTV Pro), and a GF 6800 but with SVideo out only - no inputs. I figured I dont even need a tuner, since the cable box does the tuning. Also wasnt sure if the TV Tuner software would be able to pick up the HDTV signal and go into progressive scan/widescreen.
The cable co wont give me a HDTV box until I have an HDTV...or something that can view HDTV presumably, so i cant really just test different things...
Does anyone know exactly whatd I need?
EDIT - Havent been here for a long time - Just realized we have a multimedia forum. Mods help me move this?
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April 17th, 2005, 10:46 PM
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a tuner card to accept the input.
like a ATi All in wonder, or some other tuner card. | |
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April 17th, 2005, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by EpyonMelee a tuner card to accept the input.
like a ATi All in wonder, or some other tuner card. | Thanks, but will any standard tuner be able to sense the HDTV signal coming in through the cable wire and change. I know HDTV is a vastly diff mode from regular tv - higher res and progressive scan, so Im not sure if any old TV tuner would work. | |
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April 17th, 2005, 10:52 PM
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yea, i doubt a older TV tuner will accept it.
HDTV wasnt a standard before, its only becoming mainstream now. | |
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April 17th, 2005, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon11582 Thanks, but will any standard tuner be able to sense the HDTV signal coming in through the cable wire and change. I know HDTV is a vastly diff mode from regular tv - higher res and progressive scan, so Im not sure if any old TV tuner would work. |
just thought of this, maybe check the website of your TV tuner company, and see if they offer a new driver for the tuner. maybe they created a new driver to accept HDTV. just a thought. | |
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