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dimmer

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Media Center PC + Composite Inputs + VCR to = full screen monitor preview only..
« on: December 27, 2005, 04:51:11 am »
Not working.  I can use the encosed software to "rip" the VHS tape to disk and then watch from disk, or burn to a DVD and watch from that if I really want to waste time --- but there has to be an easeier way? Help anyone? I know, it's probably dumb user error. I downloaded Media Center to see if it could help, but it doesn't see any of the PC's media in's other than the DVD and DVD-RW drives.

All and any help much appreciated.
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Re: Media Center PC + Composite Inputs + VCR to = full screen monitor preview only..
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2005, 05:16:34 am »
Quote from: dimmer on December 27, 2005, 04:51:11 am
I can use the encosed software to "rip" the VHS tape to disk and then watch from disk, or burn to a DVD and watch from that if I really want to waste time --- but there has to be an easeier way? Help anyone? I know, it's probably dumb user error. I downloaded Media Center to see if it could help, but it doesn't see any of the PC's media in's other than the DVD and DVD-RW drives.

All and any help much appreciated.

Do you mean that MC does not "see" the composite or S-Video input and directly pass through it to the display output?

As far as I know MC can do that if your input shows up as a TV device. I have an analog TV card. Besides the standard TV channels I have the Composite and S-Video channels available. What is you video input hardware?

... or do you mean something else?
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Re: Media Center PC + Composite Inputs + VCR to = full screen monitor preview on
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2005, 05:23:45 am »
Do you mean that MC does not "see" the composite or S-Video input and directly pass through it to the display output?
Yes, exactly that.

What is you video input hardware?
Conexant Falcon II NTSC Video Capture - came as standard with the HP Media Center PC m7160n.

(Sorry, couldn't figure out how to do quotes so just ran with italics. Thanks for the input.).
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Re: Media Center PC + Composite Inputs + VCR to = full screen monitor preview only..
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2005, 05:38:34 am »
Check the Drives & Devices part in the MC tree. Do you have a TV Tuner device visible? If MC has found your device the video inputs should be available when you select the TV Tuner. You may need to configure the device first. MC's Help has some general instructions for TV Tuners.
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Re: Media Center PC + Composite Inputs + VCR to = full screen monitor preview on
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2005, 05:47:25 am »
Quote from: dimmer on December 27, 2005, 05:23:45 am
Sorry, couldn't figure out how to do quotes so just ran with italics.

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