(05-19-2014, 08:22 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote:But if I have to use the coax cable then I'm only limited to Cox right? I'm not allowed to have a technician alter the cable box in my room. I'd probably get charged by my University for that. If a technician did do that, then they would have to restore it back to its original condition at the end of the summer.lamentofking Wrote:allowing me to not have to use the coax cable?
No. How else is the signal supposed to get to your computer?
lamentofking Wrote:Because if I do, I'd have to put one end in the card and the other end in my coax jack in my room right?
Yes. Here take a look: http://www.amazon.com/Ceton-InfiniTV-PCI...B003B4VLJQ
The cetons are by far the most popular and for good reason.
Your cable provider might still require a technician to install it. You need to check with them before buying it. I'm pretty sure that nick doesn't have a "tv everywhere" online streaming service so if you can't get this working you're probably screwed. Just a heads up. And keep in mind with this option your still getting cable from the coax network on a different provider. Not sure if your college is ok with that even without a technician coming in.
Watch cable on my computer only?
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05-19-2014, 09:57 PM
I know at my university the cable is a straight up cox cable, so I would be able to just plug the cable right into that card
05-21-2014, 07:55 AM
lamentofking Wrote:But if I have to use the coax cable then I'm only limited to Cox right? Again, ask your university/providers. I'm not even sure how you can say that you have 4 providers available at your university if your university only allows one. How would you even know if the other providers were available? If the school has a contract with cox why would the other providers even have the needed infrastructure in that area? How do you know that the other providers will let you do this assuming that it even works? I don't think you'll be able to do this but you need to get on the phone and ask. Stop asking me these types of questions, I have no way of knowing that because I don't live there. I can only tell you what is/isn't possible on the technical side. I don't know who's allowed to do what in your area. lamentofking Wrote:I'm not allowed to have a technician alter the cable box in my room. I'd probably get charged by my University for that. If a technician did do that, then they would have to restore it back to its original condition at the end of the summer. They won't be fiddling with the cable box though. They'll be fiddling with the cable card. KHg8m3r Wrote:I know at my university the cable is a straight up cox cable, What is that supposed to mean? KHg8m3r Wrote:so I would be able to just plug the cable right into that card And what is this supposed to mean? That's what you normally do with any cable connection.
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lamentofking Wrote:I'm not allowed to have a technician alter the cable box in my room. I'd probably get charged by my University for that. If a technician did do that, then they would have to restore it back to its original condition at the end of the summer. KHg8m3r Wrote:I know at my university the cable is a straight up cox cable, so I would be able to just plug the cable right into that card What I mean by this is that lamentofking wouldn't need to have a technician alter the cable in his room. If the output from the cable box is a coax cable, he should be able to plug it straight into the card, just like if it was a coax cable that didn't pass through a box 05-27-2014, 02:04 AM
(05-21-2014, 07:55 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote:I've been looking into this some more and I can't seem to find an answer pertaining to if a HTPC or a Smart TV is better for the cablecard setup. I would plan on viewing channels the majority of a 24-hour period so I do believe the TV will last longer right? Because the components in computers deteriorate in performance over time. I still have a non-flat screen Sharp tv from the 90's and it still works like a charm. This is why I think a Smart Tv with cablecard would be a better option for me. I do plan on recording content though so in that case a HTPC would be better for me right? This is a little confusing lol.lamentofking Wrote:But if I have to use the coax cable then I'm only limited to Cox right? 05-27-2014, 11:31 AM
Is it possible to watch American Cable through my UK Computer? There are some channels I really want to watch, but we just don't have them here, or if we do, we don't get such a good line up of shows.
05-28-2014, 07:58 AM
The argh free options are Big Ugly Dish (maybe never really looked into it) and if the shows are available online use a geo unblocker to digitally move.
05-28-2014, 10:32 AM
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lamentofking Wrote:I've been looking into this some more and I can't seem to find an answer pertaining to if a HTPC or a Smart TV is better for the cablecard setup. I'm not sure what you mean by that. Modern smart TVs don't support internal cablecards. You would either have to hook it up to an HTPC with an internal cablecard and use it as a monitor (which defeats the point) or get an external cablecard (a.k.a. a cable box, which again defeats the point). lamentofking Wrote:I would plan on viewing channels the majority of a 24-hour period so I do believe the TV will last longer right? Last longer than what? A computer? A monitor? It could in theory but that's a really long way down the road and you'll probably have upgraded the computer by then anyways. Also why do you plan on watching TV 16 hours a day? lamentofking Wrote:Because the components in computers deteriorate in performance over time. I'm not sure what you mean by that exactly. Their performance doesn't degrade but they do fail eventually. A smart tv contains the same types of electronics though. lamentofking Wrote:I still have a non-flat screen Sharp tv from the 90's and it still works like a charm. In the world of engineering design simplicity often produces great long term reliability. lamentofking Wrote:This is why I think a Smart Tv with cablecard would be a better option for me. Again without any idea what kind of setup you're trying to make this makes little sense. lamentofking Wrote:I do plan on recording content though so in that case a HTPC would be better for me right? This is a little confusing lol. Recording would be done on whatever tuning device you're using. Either an internal cablecard or a dvr. Blob55 Wrote:Is it possible to watch American Cable through my UK Computer? There are some channels I really want to watch, but we just don't have them here, or if we do, we don't get such a good line up of shows. Either get someone in America to stream it to you over the web (there are websites available that do this publicly) or get satellite like lamedude proposed.
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At least my family's Smart TV has a built in cable card, but I'm not sure what systems it actually supports, and whether there's a port for a card or something. The only reason people use cable in the UK is because it comes free with Virgin Broadband.
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(05-28-2014, 10:32 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote:Yeah after doing some more digging around I found out that TVs with cablecard slots are old newslamentofking Wrote:I've been looking into this some more and I can't seem to find an answer pertaining to if a HTPC or a Smart TV is better for the cablecard setup. (05-28-2014, 10:32 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote:I meant the TV lasting longer than the PC seeing as there are newer tv's with the slot then the htpc wins this bout. And I don't literally WATCH the telly 16 hours a day. I'm one of those people to leave the tv on throughout the day. I just put 16 hours because that is the most length of time it (referring to a computer now since the tv is out of the equation) would be on a day.lamentofking Wrote:I would plan on viewing channels the majority of a 24-hour period so I do believe the TV will last longer right? After doing some more searching around I have decided that I would be getting an htpc and an internal tv tuner. I saw that there was a tuner by Ceton, the infiniTV. I also heard about the horror stories with that card however it does seem to have a lot of features. Is there any other internal tv tuner card that you know of that would be better? I'm choosing internal because I figure the USB port would give out faster than anything powering an internal card. I honestly wouldn't need anymore than 4 tuners on one hybrid tuner for recording and watching content. I'll also need the appropriate rig for handling the tuner. I've heard that htpc's don't need the greatest specs for streaming. Let's see...I would need a pc that can handle the tuner, being able to watch and record content, be able to use content from internet streaming sites like youtube, netflix, etc. and be able to play 3D content. Recommend any PC's that fit the description? |
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