TV Tuner Questions

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Is there a tuner out there that can record two S-Video Inputs at the Same Time? I Ask this because I currently have a PVR-150 and CableVision is taking more and more channels off of the cable ready Channel Line up. I mostly record from the un-premium cable channels so would QAM cover that? or do I need to get two boxes and a tuner that can record from two S-Video Sources at once? Thanks

 

[CrimandEvil]

Either get another tuner card or pick up a dual tuner card. I'd just pick up another PVR150 (or better yet a card based on ATI's 550 or 650 chip) but you're going to need another cable box (STB) either way.

 

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I want a tuner for my main box just for watching tv. (I want to buy another card and put my current card in my main box) So will a Hauppauge PVR-500 MCE work? I use Sage TV. Is there any thing I can do about the guide (I know the STB has one) but how do I get it to work with sage? I currently set a "VCR Timer" on the box every time I need to record and a "Timed Record" in sage which gets to be a PITA especially if I have to do it all of the time My STB is a Scientific Atlanta 4250HD (It has IEEE 1394 ports on the back can I possibly use one of those to control it VIA my computer? or is there no hope for those ports? Note it's not a DVR box just an HD box from cablevision)

 

[valve1138]

You need to be using some sort of IR blaster so Sage can control the cable box for you. It's in the SageTV manual on how to set it up. It's extremely easy. Sage will download guide data for you, change the channel ont he cable box, and record the show all by itself.

Using a USB-UIRT you can control up to 3 boxes using some info found ont he SageTV Forums.

I have two cable boxes controlled with a USB-UIRT right now and Sage does eveything for me. I don't have to set the timer on the box and all the crap.

Personally I wouldn't bother with the Firewire ports, it's a bit of a pain in the ass. A USB-UIRT is way eaiser and has built in support withinin SageTV