Can I Watch Freeview hd On My pc.

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mikenzb

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#70480 24-Oct-2010 22:11

i Am going to get a new quad core pc with 8gb of ram and i was wondering if i could watch freevew hd on my pc
i dont mind paying under 200$
Something Like This Item : http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Components/Video-cards/Other/auction-326158346.htm
but Something That can Pick Up Myfreeview So I Can Reload Live tv Etc....

Something That Works On Windows & Would be Nice too Or I Dont Mind it being windows xp
i am going to quad boot this Pc Anyways

Sorry i have been editing this alot
i havent had sleep for 2 days so my head isn't thing right

trig42

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#395408 25-Oct-2010 08:21

So long as you can receive DVB-T transmissions in your area, a DVB-T card will work in something like Windows Media Centre (Which is part of Windows7 Home Premium and above). It will allow recording and timeshifting (though getting more than one tuner may be advisable).

Getting the EPG on DVB-T is a bit more of a challenge, but there is help out here for that (check the HTPC forums).

freitasm

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#395416 25-Oct-2010 09:12

Actually getting the EPG is easy - use the EPG Collector to get it. Check our EPG Forum.

mikenzb

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#395440 25-Oct-2010 10:45

trig42: So long as you can receive DVB-T transmissions in your area, a DVB-T card will work in something like Windows Media Centre (Which is part of Windows7 Home Premium and above). It will allow recording and timeshifting (though getting more than one tuner may be advisable).

Getting the EPG on DVB-T is a bit more of a challenge, but there is help out here for that (check the HTPC forums).

Thanks for the info now i know what to get.

valtam

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#395509 25-Oct-2010 17:00

freitasm: Actually getting the EPG is easy - use the EPG Collector to get it. Check our EPG Forum.

Agreed, loving the EPG Collector, thank you to the coder/s :)

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