I currently use gbpvr to record off TCL cable - the usual setup with
1. xmltv to grab the epg
2. Hauppauge PVR250 capture card connected to my TCL box
3. USB UIRT to control the cable box from gbpvr
4. Hauppauge IR receiver controlled from a Harmony 880 using Girder
Works okay but lately the system has been a bit flaky and thinking about all that integration I thought maybe I should upgrade to Vista and use the Media Centre in Vista since I have a spare Vista Home Premium licence.
I suspect the epg is going to be a bit tricky but I have seen numerous posts from folks who have worked that out for MCE so it can't be much harder for Vista. The Hauppauge is supported by Vista so that should be fine. No idea if I can get Vista to work with the IR remote receiver and the USB UIRT but I also have lying around spare a Hauppauge WinTV USB2 PVR MCE kit that I have never used. It contains the USB2 capture device as well as a MCE remote and IR receivers so if worst came to worst I can could use that instead.
The main challenge is the box is a Athlon 2000+ but it does have 1G of memory and a AT Radeon 9550 256MB video card and it runs XP Pro fine
Any thoughts on this
Thanks
Larry