Tuesday, October 26, 2004
How to Use Dual Set-top Boxes in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 08:00 AM
"Media Center customers have been looking for dual TV tuner support and discussing it in the newsgroups for months. Now it's here—Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is available and comes pre-installed on computers from a wide range of manufacturers. One of its big new features is support for dual TV tuners. Whether you buy a new Windows XP Media Center with a single TV tuner or upgrade a previous version of Media Center that had a single tuner, you can easily add an additional TV tuner, quickly reconfigure your settings, and immediately increase your TV entertainment options.
What can you do with two tuners? You can watch one show on live TV and simultaneously record a different show on another channel. Or you can record two shows at the same time or two that overlap with different starting and/or ending times. Dual tuner support encompasses watching live TV using a Media Center Extender while another family member is watching live TV on the host Media Center PC or while recording a different show on the host Media Center."
I haven't heard of any Media Center Edition computers coming with more than one TV tuner, but assuming it has MCE 2005 on it, you can add an extra TV tuner and get the above-mentioned benefits.
What can you do with two tuners? You can watch one show on live TV and simultaneously record a different show on another channel. Or you can record two shows at the same time or two that overlap with different starting and/or ending times. Dual tuner support encompasses watching live TV using a Media Center Extender while another family member is watching live TV on the host Media Center PC or while recording a different show on the host Media Center."
I haven't heard of any Media Center Edition computers coming with more than one TV tuner, but assuming it has MCE 2005 on it, you can add an extra TV tuner and get the above-mentioned benefits.
