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Post by dkennedy on Dec 29, 2007 11:35:50 GMT -5
Well I've been so busy setting up xboxes, ipods, ipod touches , a new Media Center PC with Vista Ultimate and VONGO.
Yep, today I dropped Starz and Encore and subscribed to Vongo, downloaded the TVersity Media Server and for $9.99 a month I can watch movies on my big screen via the Dlink DSM-520. Funny how Windows Media Center couldn't send my Vongo movies to the DSM-520, meanwhile, Tversity does a great job!
The Vongo movies are DVD quality but the audio is just 2 channel PCM digital. That is the only drawback. I downloaded about 20 movies in one day....of course I have Road Runner High Speed Internet service...the movies download in about 15 minutes each...
Now for my question,
Does anyone use Windows Media Center? What atsc tuner card you guys recommend? or better yet, is there any tuner I can hook up with Tversity to stream the internet TV channels to my hdtv?
I tried TVU but I couldn't stream any video to the tv.
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Post by xzi on Dec 30, 2007 12:05:53 GMT -5
Well I've been so busy setting up xboxes, ipods, ipod touches , a new Media Center PC with Vista Ultimate and VONGO. Yep, today I dropped Starz and Encore and subscribed to Vongo, downloaded the TVersity Media Server and for $9.99 a month I can watch movies on my big screen via the Dlink DSM-520. Funny how Windows Media Center couldn't send my Vongo movies to the DSM-520, meanwhile, Tversity does a great job! The Vongo movies are DVD quality but the audio is just 2 channel PCM digital. That is the only drawback. I downloaded about 20 movies in one day....of course I have Road Runner High Speed Internet service...the movies download in about 15 minutes each... Now for my question, Does anyone use Windows Media Center? What atsc tuner card you guys recommend? or better yet, is there any tuner I can hook up with Tversity to stream the internet TV channels to my hdtv? I tried TVU but I couldn't stream any video to the tv. Vongo is built into Media Center, and streams to an XBOX360 just fine... not sure why it's not working for you but as long as you got it going. As for an ATSC tuner, I use a DViCO HDTV5 USB, works great. |
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Post by Skaggs on Dec 30, 2007 14:06:48 GMT -5
I downloaded about 20 movies in one day....of course I have Road Runner High Speed Internet service...the movies download in about 15 minutes each... I wonder if TWC will start limiting your bandwidth due to the high usage? |
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Post by dkennedy on Dec 31, 2007 8:36:44 GMT -5
I hope not....the whole family is enjoying the movies...
On another note, I picked up the new 2007 Vision Tek TV Wonder HD 650 Hybrid (ATSC/NTSC/QAM) tuner card.
I don't understand something, maybe you guys or gals can chime in:
I have cablecards on all my hdtv's and none can receive the new CNN HD channel because it's on SDV, however, my PC with this new Wonder card is receiving CNN HD in the clear over ATSC...
I pulled the CC out of one TV and rescanned but no CNN-HD, so the tuner in the Wonder Card must be more sensitive...I wonder, why would they put CNN HD on SDV and still transmit over ATSC...doesn't that defeat the purpose of SDV?
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Post by xzi on Dec 31, 2007 10:30:14 GMT -5
I hope not....the whole family is enjoying the movies... On another note, I picked up the new 2007 Vision Tek TV Wonder HD 650 Hybrid (ATSC/NTSC/QAM) tuner card. I don't understand something, maybe you guys or gals can chime in: I have cablecards on all my hdtv's and none can receive the new CNN HD channel because it's on SDV, however, my PC with this new Wonder card is receiving CNN HD in the clear over ATSC... I pulled the CC out of one TV and rescanned but no CNN-HD, so the tuner in the Wonder Card must be more sensitive...I wonder, why would they put CNN HD on SDV and still transmit over ATSC...doesn't that defeat the purpose of SDV? I think what's happening is your neighbor was watching it, so it was sending it at the time you did you scan. That's usually how that stuff works. See if it disappears at some point. |
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