QUES: RE-configure Media Center

Hi...

I have an HP Media Center PC... using Windows-7. PC has a Hauppauge 1800
TV-Tuner with coax connectors labeled "DTV ANT" and "TV/CABLE ANT". Today
is first time I've tried Windows Media Center... and have some (hopefully
not stupid) questions:

First time thru, I connected my cable-TV coax to "TV/CABLE ANT" and worked
great... all channels (and guide) 0-99 showed up. Now I'm looking to try
getting my cable company's "digital channels" too... had asked them last
year and they said they broadcast (non-PPV/Premium) in clear-QAM.

So now... I want to now RECONFIGURE Media Center to the "digital" choice and
don't know how. Google'g says Media Center has some TASK choice but I don't
see it. Definitely need help on that (or reconfiguring in general).

Also hope someone can straighten me out (I'm not a TV-tech)... cable company
delivers standard (channels 0-99) and digital (channels 100-1500) on single
coax. I've already connected coax to "TV/CABLE ANT" and get the 0-99.

1. Now I want to get the 100-1500... should I keep the coax on "TV/CABLE"
or change it to "DTV ANT"??

2. If I wanted BOTH (0-99 and 100-1500)... should I run a splitter to
both Hauppauge connectors?

3. If NO... should the SINGLE cable be on "TV/CABLE" or "DTV ANT"?

Thanks in advance,
Steve

Use a splitter so that you can connect the cable from your wall outlet to
both the analog tuner(TV/Cable Ant) connetion and to the OTA digital/Cable
clear QAMdigital tuner (DTV Ant) connection and you should have no problem
confitguring MC to work with both since you are running Win7.

"Steve" <> wrote in message
news:#du$...
> Hi...
>
> I have an HP Media Center PC... using Windows-7. PC has a Hauppauge 1800
> TV-Tuner with coax connectors labeled "DTV ANT" and "TV/CABLE ANT". Today
> is first time I've tried Windows Media Center... and have some (hopefully
> not stupid) questions:
>
> First time thru, I connected my cable-TV coax to "TV/CABLE ANT" and worked
> great... all channels (and guide) 0-99 showed up. Now I'm looking to try
> getting my cable company's "digital channels" too... had asked them last
> year and they said they broadcast (non-PPV/Premium) in clear-QAM.
>
> So now... I want to now RECONFIGURE Media Center to the "digital" choice
> and don't know how. Google'g says Media Center has some TASK choice but I
> don't see it. Definitely need help on that (or reconfiguring in general).
>
> Also hope someone can straighten me out (I'm not a TV-tech)... cable
> company delivers standard (channels 0-99) and digital (channels 100-1500)
> on single coax. I've already connected coax to "TV/CABLE ANT" and get the
> 0-99.
>
> 1. Now I want to get the 100-1500... should I keep the coax on
> "TV/CABLE" or change it to "DTV ANT"??
>
> 2. If I wanted BOTH (0-99 and 100-1500)... should I run a splitter to
> both Hauppauge connectors?
>
> 3. If NO... should the SINGLE cable be on "TV/CABLE" or "DTV ANT"?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Steve
>
>
>

"Steve" <> wrote in
news:#du$:

> Hi...
>
> I have an HP Media Center PC... using Windows-7. PC has a Hauppauge
> 1800 TV-Tuner with coax connectors labeled "DTV ANT" and "TV/CABLE
> ANT". Today is first time I've tried Windows Media Center... and have
> some (hopefully not stupid) questions:
>
> First time thru, I connected my cable-TV coax to "TV/CABLE ANT" and
> worked great... all channels (and guide) 0-99 showed up. Now I'm
> looking to try getting my cable company's "digital channels" too...
> had asked them last year and they said they broadcast
> (non-PPV/Premium) in clear-QAM.
>
> So now... I want to now RECONFIGURE Media Center to the "digital"
> choice and don't know how. Google'g says Media Center has some TASK
> choice but I don't see it. Definitely need help on that (or
> reconfiguring in general).
>
> Also hope someone can straighten me out (I'm not a TV-tech)... cable
> company delivers standard (channels 0-99) and digital (channels
> 100-1500) on single coax. I've already connected coax to "TV/CABLE
> ANT" and get the 0-99.
>
> 1. Now I want to get the 100-1500... should I keep the coax on
> "TV/CABLE"
> or change it to "DTV ANT"??
>
> 2. If I wanted BOTH (0-99 and 100-1500)... should I run a splitter
> to
> both Hauppauge connectors?
>
> 3. If NO... should the SINGLE cable be on "TV/CABLE" or "DTV ANT"?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Steve
>
>
>

While I am not familar with Windows 7 or QAM.

I do know that you can use a two set coupler to connect both the
TV/Cable and DTV ANT connection to one coax, and you should connect your
Tuner card that way.

If your cable company is broadcasting Clear QAM then you may see those
channels when you connect the DTV Ant input. (QAM is Digital).

I have used Media Center 2005, MCE 2005 requires that you tune the
analog channels before the search for the Digital channels can begin.

I understand that requirement was removed in Vista and Windows 7.

I would still bet that you have to scan both to find all channels.

You would have to go through the Media Center setup again after you have
connected both inputs.


--
CSM1
http://www.carlmcmillan.com

Try connecting both inputs and run through the signal setup wizard in Media
Center.

You can put in your zip code and choose, if offered a choice of digital or
analog, the analog service for your cable company. You then should be asked
if you want to set up another tuner, that should allow to set up the digital
side.

However you are most likely not going to get a lot more channels than you
get on the analog side. Many providers only send the basic cable stuff in
Clear QAM and the upper stuff (even though it's not technically not premium)
is still coded and requires the use of their set top box. You might get some
addition sub-channels from your local over-the-air stations. For instance
here in Orlando, with the Clear QAM, I get all the analog (up to 74), plus
about 20 additional stations and some of those are just the HD version of
the analog broadcast.
--
James Wolf [MS-MVP]
Orlando, FL

"Steve" <> wrote in message
news:#du$...
> Hi...
>
> I have an HP Media Center PC... using Windows-7. PC has a Hauppauge 1800
> TV-Tuner with coax connectors labeled "DTV ANT" and "TV/CABLE ANT". Today
> is first time I've tried Windows Media Center... and have some (hopefully
> not stupid) questions:
>
> First time thru, I connected my cable-TV coax to "TV/CABLE ANT" and worked
> great... all channels (and guide) 0-99 showed up. Now I'm looking to try
> getting my cable company's "digital channels" too... had asked them last
> year and they said they broadcast (non-PPV/Premium) in clear-QAM.
>
> So now... I want to now RECONFIGURE Media Center to the "digital" choice
> and don't know how. Google'g says Media Center has some TASK choice but I
> don't see it. Definitely need help on that (or reconfiguring in general).
>
> Also hope someone can straighten me out (I'm not a TV-tech)... cable
> company delivers standard (channels 0-99) and digital (channels 100-1500)
> on single coax. I've already connected coax to "TV/CABLE ANT" and get the
> 0-99.
>
> 1. Now I want to get the 100-1500... should I keep the coax on
> "TV/CABLE" or change it to "DTV ANT"??
>
> 2. If I wanted BOTH (0-99 and 100-1500)... should I run a splitter to
> both Hauppauge connectors?
>
> 3. If NO... should the SINGLE cable be on "TV/CABLE" or "DTV ANT"?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Steve
>
>
>