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NTL FX289 channel missing - who cares?
Posted on April 13th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I am frustrated with the TV Guide listings at the moment on my 2-month old Media Centre PC, which I love most of the time. However, I have a single channel missing (FX289 - Channel 289) from my...

HOW DO I CONNECT A PS2 TO MEDIA CENTER
Posted on April 12th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I HAVE CONNECTED MY PLAYSTATION 2 TO MY TV CARD BY MEANS OF A RF ADAPTOR. I CAN ONLY RECEIVE BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES WITH NO SOUND AND A 2 SECOND DELAY. CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME IF AND HOW I CAN...

TV tuner for a laptop
Posted on April 12th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I'm in the market for an external TV tuner for my MCE laptop. Does anyone have any particular recommendations? What are the pros and cons of USB versus cardbus? Kate

Not all tv channels picked up
Posted on April 11th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi there I recently got a new DELL 9150 with MCE 2005 pre-installed. It shipped with shipped with a Hauppauge PIC tuner. I hooked everything up & scanned for channels from my NTL cable (not...

Dual TV Tuners - cannot make MCE see Freecom USB
Posted on April 11th, 2006 | 5 Comments

Hi I have built an MCE system with a single, PCI DVB Tuner Card (Aver Media). I have now introduced a Freecom USB DVB Tuner "Stick" in addition. MCE does not "see" the new card but it does work...

s-video input into a GDI Black Gold card
Posted on April 10th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I have the following card: http://www.letsautomate.com/11994.cfm which is a GDI Black Gold compatible card. I've currently got MCE configured to receive Freeview via the arial input and this all...

MCE and Freeview
Posted on April 10th, 2006 | 7 Comments

I have just purchsed a Dell Dimension 9150 that comes with Windows XP Media Centre 2005 and an Integrated Dell Analogue TV...

Playing the recorded tv on another machine?
Posted on April 10th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Hi. is it possible to play the recorded tv on my laptop by stream / wireless? when i try to connect to //media_pc/harddisk C/recorded tv/show.xxx i't starts to play but lags... any solutions? thanks...

DECODER ERROR
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Having built an MCE PC, and installed WinDVD, I keep getting the "DECODER ERROR, The video decoder has either malfunctioned or is not installed. please restart Media Centre and/or the computer"...

DVB-T/S & Sky Question..Please Help
Posted on April 8th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I am a MCE user that has used analogue for some time because I have SKY & External Video Feeds from An old VCR for Taking all my old home vids ect and also an external security camera. I now feel...

Media Center Extenders
Posted on April 6th, 2006 | 13 Comments

Can you actually buy these in the UK? I've read about both the Linksys WMCE54AG and the HP x5400 - both seem ideal to extend the Media Center to the bedroom, but can I find them in the UK...

MCE Rollup 2 Installation Failure
Posted on April 5th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Help please! I have successfully been able to download Rollup 2 several times. then it fails to install, with the usual cryptic message. is there any solution? BTW, is Rollup 2 worth it? Any issues...

Poor TV Picture Quality
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I have upgraded from an ATi Rage Fury Pro 128Mb graphics card to a G-Force 6200XFX 256Mb, partly because MCE stated that my graphics card was below the minimum spec and also because the picture...

Anyone purchased the new Dual DVB-T from Terratec (2400i) yet?
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, Could anyone tell me what the quality is like with this new dual tuner? It's got great reviews and the price is excellent, but I don't want to compramise on quality and performance in comparison...

Live TV - No Sound with NVTV and NTL
Posted on April 4th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi, I'm pulling my hair out now with this one (and I haven't got much hair to start with) I'm using an XFX Nvidia NVTV Tuner. Using NTL Direct RF feed (NO SET TOP BOX) The picture quality is...

Spyware pop ups
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comments

Out of nowhere I have an aggravating spyware pop up called SpywareQuake that I cannot get rid of despite a blocker and yahoo anti spyware! I have tried de-installing it. deleting from Add / Remove...

Sharing Files & Folders
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 0 Comments

help please - bit of a wireless newbie. Have just set up a media centre pc with a wireless router. my laptop runs successfully off the shared broadband connection. however I am struggling with...

Media Center Online Spotlight showing wrong with IE7 Beta 2
Posted on April 3rd, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi, I have Internet Explorer Beta 2 Preview, and 2 Media Center Extender devices. The Online Spotlight page which loads from the web used to work fine with IE6, but with IE7 it appears as if 200%...

Minimum Spec Graphics Card
Posted on April 1st, 2006 | 6 Comments

I want to connect my MCE direct to a 28" Sony TV rather than a monitor but am unsure if my graphics card will be up to it. It is an ATi 128Mb with TV out. Should I need to upgrade it to something...

Storing DVD on the PC or converting them to AVI
Posted on April 1st, 2006 | 3 Comments

There are several kids DVD that my children like to watch over and over. Rather than putting the disk in and out of the PC, I would like to store the DV on the PC so that it is accessible under My...