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TV reception on XP Media Center
I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media
Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a
USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- -- wrote in message ... I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a
USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- -- wrote in message ... I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
Thank you.
(Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
Thank you.
(Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
Not likely, you need to look in the Media Center application to determine
your version, not system properties. -- -- wrote in message ... Thank you. (Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
Not likely, you need to look in the Media Center application to determine
your version, not system properties. -- -- wrote in message ... Thank you. (Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
You are correct - of course. Turns out it is "MCE 2005, Update Rollup 2".
Thanks. Jeff "David B." wrote in message ... Not likely, you need to look in the Media Center application to determine your version, not system properties. -- -- wrote in message ... Thank you. (Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
You are correct - of course. Turns out it is "MCE 2005, Update Rollup 2".
Thanks. Jeff "David B." wrote in message ... Not likely, you need to look in the Media Center application to determine your version, not system properties. -- -- wrote in message ... Thank you. (Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
That's what I figured, your computer is too new to have 2002.
-- -- wrote in message ... You are correct - of course. Turns out it is "MCE 2005, Update Rollup 2". Thanks. Jeff "David B." wrote in message ... Not likely, you need to look in the Media Center application to determine your version, not system properties. -- -- wrote in message ... Thank you. (Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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TV reception on XP Media Center
That's what I figured, your computer is too new to have 2002.
-- -- wrote in message ... You are correct - of course. Turns out it is "MCE 2005, Update Rollup 2". Thanks. Jeff "David B." wrote in message ... Not likely, you need to look in the Media Center application to determine your version, not system properties. -- -- wrote in message ... Thank you. (Turns out I have MCE 2002!! Pretty ancient.....) Jeff David B. wrote: This would be better posted in the windows.mediacenter group, but you need a USB TV tuner that's compatible with your version of MCE (2004 or 2005 I'd guess you have). If you can view unencrypted channels on a TV at home without using an STB you should get the same channels on the laptop after connecting it to your coax TV cable. -- I have a 3 year old Toshiba laptop (M105-S3084) that came with XP Media Center - but have never bothered with the Media Center part. At home I also have Cox cable TV, both standard and HD. What additional hardware or connections would I need to add to receive SD cable TV on my laptop? Thank you. Jeff |
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