Possibly OT: Media PC
I'm thinking of putting together a home media network: an always-on
NAS device to store music/video and a media PC in the lounge to
replace as much as I can of the various boxes there; able to access
the NAS over the wireless network for music, equipped with a DVD
player (and possibly recorder) and a fairly large internal hard drive
for recording programs.
We currently have Virgin Media via cable and a decoder box. I don't
know, but I'm guessing that there is no way that the decoding can be
put onto a PC card to allow my box to control the channel from which
it records - is that right? Ideally, if such a thing were available, I
guess I'd be looking for a multi-receiver, so that I could record from
one (or more) channel(s) while watching another. I know that I can get
a freeview PC card, so I can build the media PC around this...
Has anyone done anything similar and have any advice to offer?
Cheers - Adam...
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- Re: Possibly OT: Media PC
... always-on NAS device to store music/video and a media PC in the ... equipped with a DVD player (and possibly recorder) and a fairly ... We currently have Virgin Media via cable and a decoder box. ... freeview PC card, so I can build the media PC around this... ...
(uk.tech.digital-tv) - Re: Possibly OT: Media PC
... NAS device to store music/video and a media PC in the lounge to ... player (and possibly recorder) and a fairly large internal hard drive ... We currently have Virgin Media via cable and a decoder box. ... a freeview PC card, so I can build the media PC around this... ...
(uk.tech.digital-tv) - Re: blank DVD media compatability question
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